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Indeed, Roman banquet food could be flat out crazy by modern standards: sows udders, fried dormice, peacock tongues,... https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/20
by auntienomen 6y ago
Indeed, Roman banquet food could be flat out crazy by modern standards: sows udders, fried dormice, peacock tongues,...
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/05/20/712772285/the-lavish-roman-banquet-a-calculated-display-of-debauchery-and-power https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/05/20/712772285/th...
- ArnoVW 6y agoOblig. Monty Python reference: https://youtu.be/H5ofIBw3uMM https://youtu.be/H5ofIBw3uMM
- riffraff 6y agoAh, I feel I have to point out that dormouse was still eaten until recent times (i.e. decades ago) in Italy/Slovenia/Croatia. They are now a protected species, but I would expect they are still eaten from time to time to this day.