Sources- Food And Drink Flashcards
What was often served for main course?
A variety of meat dishes with different sauces and vegetables. Beef, pork, mutton and poultry were all popular
What was often served for dessert?
Fruit, nuts, cheese and sweet dishes
Where was the wine produced and when was it drunk?
The wine was produced locally from the vineyards on Vesuvius and was drunk during the meal
Did Romans have bakeries?
Apuleius, the golden ass
Yes
What animals were used on the bakeries?
Apuleius, the golden ass
Donkeys were used in the flour mill at the bakery
How were the workers at the bakery treated?
Apuleius, the golden ass
The workers were treated very badly and the donkeys were treated better than the people
Give some descriptions of the workers to show how badly they were treated in the bakeries.
Apuleius, the golden ass
- their skin was covered in dark bruises
- their backs were scarred from being whipped
- they wore torn patchwork clothing
- their foreheads were branded with letters
- their hair was half shaved off
- their ankles were in shackles
- there faces see yellow
- their eyes were damaged by the thick smoke they were hardly able to see
What status where the workers at the mill?
Apuleius, the golden ass
They were slaves
What occupations did the Romans had that involved food?
Cicero, de officiis
- fishmongers
- butchers
- cooks
- fishermen
- poulterers
- farmers
What food and drink is stored in the storehouse of a villa?
Columella, on agriculture
The storehouse gets divided into separate rooms to store:
- wine and oil (ground floor)
- grain, hay, leaves (lofts, above ground floor)
What places should you keep the stored food away from?
Columella, on agriculture
- baths
- ovens
- cisterns
- springs
- manure
- any other dirty places
Why should you keep the stored food away from baths etc?
Because the moisture given off spoils the wine and causes the food to have a foul smell
What temperature should the press rooms and oil rooms be?
Columella, on agriculture
They should be warm because he liquid is made thin by heat and thickens when it is cold.
What happens when oil freezes?
Columella, on agriculture
Although it rarely happens, oil goes bad when it freezes meaning it can no longer be used
What kind of heat is needed to preserve oil?
Columella, on agriculture
Natural heat, not flames or fire as the taste of oil is spoiled by smoke and soot
