Weirdest Foods From Ancient Roman Cuisine
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Date: 2022-12-29
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Misty
It's interesting to see what people consider as weird food. Jellyfish and sea urchin I would say are pretty standard for me, if not just indifferent items if I see them on a menu. In fact, sea urchin (uni) is one of my favorite things to eat at sushi bars. Inuit people have also eaten whale for their entire existence, which are cetaceans like dolphins. Any kind of fermentation is typical for me to see around, and blood sausages/pudding have numerous variations across many, many cultures.
It's still interesting to see though, because it seemed like the Roman higher ups focused more on presentation and the rarest sourced items than taste (ie, giraffe, peacock, flamingos, etc. Very fun video!
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It's interesting to see what people consider as weird food. Jellyfish and sea urchin I would say are pretty standard for me, if not just indifferent items if I see them on a menu. In fact, sea urchin (uni) is one of my favorite things to eat at sushi bars. Inuit people have also eaten whale for their entire existence, which are cetaceans like dolphins. Any kind of fermentation is typical for me to see around, and blood sausages/pudding have numerous variations across many, many cultures.
It's still interesting to see though, because it seemed like the Roman higher ups focused more on presentation and the rarest sourced items than taste (ie, giraffe, peacock, flamingos, etc. Very fun video!
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ericscustomtile
Not all foods were creepy. Alot of staples like meat, bread, fruits, and vegetables were used everyday by people. There were stews, broths, and sauces used in a variety of ways. The more exotic foods were usually for wealthier people and special occasions, not too different from today. Meat was meat though and many beasts of burden along with other animals were served like they are in many cultures today.
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Not all foods were creepy. Alot of staples like meat, bread, fruits, and vegetables were used everyday by people. There were stews, broths, and sauces used in a variety of ways. The more exotic foods were usually for wealthier people and special occasions, not too different from today. Meat was meat though and many beasts of burden along with other animals were served like they are in many cultures today.
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Mr
The ancients ate camel heel because it is full of antibiotics. The hoof, heel, etc of an animal touches the ground. So that part of the animal is immune to a lot of germs and diseases. So it is possible that camel heel protected against the plague.
So we should all eat camel heel, pig feet, chicken legs, and bison toe. ( I am practicing my sarcasm. Is it as good as yours )
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The ancients ate camel heel because it is full of antibiotics. The hoof, heel, etc of an animal touches the ground. So that part of the animal is immune to a lot of germs and diseases. So it is possible that camel heel protected against the plague.
So we should all eat camel heel, pig feet, chicken legs, and bison toe. ( I am practicing my sarcasm. Is it as good as yours )
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Leigh
Edible dormice, or Glis glis, are actually larger than squirrels and they are beautiful little critters that have a bite that hurts like h. They fatten themselves up during the late summer/early autumn months (they can double their weight by the end of autumn. The jars that the Romans used to fatten (and transport) the Glis were known as gliraria.
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Edible dormice, or Glis glis, are actually larger than squirrels and they are beautiful little critters that have a bite that hurts like h. They fatten themselves up during the late summer/early autumn months (they can double their weight by the end of autumn. The jars that the Romans used to fatten (and transport) the Glis were known as gliraria.
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Cabin
I have never eaten weasel balls. But. being a trapper of sorts, have had many opportunities to smell them. And let me tell ya bub. Anyone who could get close enough to eat them let alone get past the rank musky smell of them. well. they are either really hard core MF'ers or lost a drinking game!
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I have never eaten weasel balls. But. being a trapper of sorts, have had many opportunities to smell them. And let me tell ya bub. Anyone who could get close enough to eat them let alone get past the rank musky smell of them. well. they are either really hard core MF'ers or lost a drinking game!
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Christopher
And the Romans called The Celtic, Gauls, and Germanic peoples barbarians. If we were such barbarians then why are we still all thriving today and the Latinium known as Romans are long gone. I guess eating all that sow pussy and other stuff got the best of them.
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And the Romans called The Celtic, Gauls, and Germanic peoples barbarians. If we were such barbarians then why are we still all thriving today and the Latinium known as Romans are long gone. I guess eating all that sow pussy and other stuff got the best of them.
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Gmail
The idea that rich Romans might have eaten sows' wombs as a special delicacy seems to be derived from a mistranslation suggested by the modern medical use of cervix to denote the neck of the womb. The normal meaning of cervices in classical Latin was simply necks.
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The idea that rich Romans might have eaten sows' wombs as a special delicacy seems to be derived from a mistranslation suggested by the modern medical use of cervix to denote the neck of the womb. The normal meaning of cervices in classical Latin was simply necks.
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Maria
Elagabalus was undoubtedly the most perverse Emperor in the Roman Empire. So much so, that he was assassinated at 18 years of age via a hit ordered by his grandmother, and his corpse dragged through the streets of Rome and eventually thrown into the Tiber river.
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Elagabalus was undoubtedly the most perverse Emperor in the Roman Empire. So much so, that he was assassinated at 18 years of age via a hit ordered by his grandmother, and his corpse dragged through the streets of Rome and eventually thrown into the Tiber river.
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holly
My husband's grandma was from Malta and one year they went back to visit her family there. When swimming she sent my husband and his brother down to pick up urchins. She'd crack them open and eat them raw right there on the beach. She loved them!
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My husband's grandma was from Malta and one year they went back to visit her family there. When swimming she sent my husband and his brother down to pick up urchins. She'd crack them open and eat them raw right there on the beach. She loved them!
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GeneralErica
1: 07 I don't think that the book itself is called Apicius, Apicius would instead refer to the author Marcus Garvius Apicius, who was a well-known roman gourmet, and whose principal work is either called De re culinaria or De re coquinaria.
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1: 07 I don't think that the book itself is called Apicius, Apicius would instead refer to the author Marcus Garvius Apicius, who was a well-known roman gourmet, and whose principal work is either called De re culinaria or De re coquinaria.
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HaydenMGS
Okay weird history. How dare you make my house seem haunted. I was listening to this on headphones and there are wooshing sounds that made it sound like a person was thumping around in. y attic.
About at 2: 45 if anyone can hear it too.
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Okay weird history. How dare you make my house seem haunted. I was listening to this on headphones and there are wooshing sounds that made it sound like a person was thumping around in. y attic.
About at 2: 45 if anyone can hear it too.
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education
Brains are common in Indonesian food, I've eaten cow/lamb brain all my life (but rarely, it's one of the most delicious food ever, the one thing that held me back from eating it often is the scary calories count.
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Brains are common in Indonesian food, I've eaten cow/lamb brain all my life (but rarely, it's one of the most delicious food ever, the one thing that held me back from eating it often is the scary calories count.
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Virginia
Imagine this whole time they really only tried to eat a giraffe that ONE time and concluded that it tasted bad so they just never ate it again and here someone is years later thinking the wrong thing lol
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Imagine this whole time they really only tried to eat a giraffe that ONE time and concluded that it tasted bad so they just never ate it again and here someone is years later thinking the wrong thing lol
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Jody
I'm interested in the combinations of seasonings they used, and I'd like to try some of them with chicken or beef. Unfortunately, my local Safeway doesn't carry dolphin, peacock, parrot heads, weasel.
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I'm interested in the combinations of seasonings they used, and I'd like to try some of them with chicken or beef. Unfortunately, my local Safeway doesn't carry dolphin, peacock, parrot heads, weasel.
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Frida
Funny that he only shows South American parrots when talking about what the Romans ate. I don't know what parrots they got hold of, but probably African greys and Indian ringnecks.
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Funny that he only shows South American parrots when talking about what the Romans ate. I don't know what parrots they got hold of, but probably African greys and Indian ringnecks.
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Jek
Your pronunciation of apishus is like fingernails on a chalkboard lol. It's ah-pi-key-us, at least according to any historical source I've so far encountered
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Your pronunciation of apishus is like fingernails on a chalkboard lol. It's ah-pi-key-us, at least according to any historical source I've so far encountered
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Problematic
To me there is t much difference between a mouse, a rat and a weasel. Theyre all absolutely disgusting when you find a wild one in your bedroom.
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To me there is t much difference between a mouse, a rat and a weasel. Theyre all absolutely disgusting when you find a wild one in your bedroom.
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Terry
Some of this stuff doesn't sound bad. I'd eat pheasant parrot peacock and flamingo. It's probably no different than chicken, turkey or duck
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Some of this stuff doesn't sound bad. I'd eat pheasant parrot peacock and flamingo. It's probably no different than chicken, turkey or duck
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Ranja
Am i the only one getting hungry Here? In fact the choice of seasonings and Herbs does Sound quite nice to me and would be Worth a try.
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Am i the only one getting hungry Here? In fact the choice of seasonings and Herbs does Sound quite nice to me and would be Worth a try.
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Pam
Im English, and love black pudding, so I guess Id try the blood sausage. The rest of the things on offer, Id avoid like the plague!
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Im English, and love black pudding, so I guess Id try the blood sausage. The rest of the things on offer, Id avoid like the plague!
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