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ab ovo ad mala

ab ovo ad mala. Roman Foods. What the Romans ate:. Fruits vegetables Nuts Meats Grains. Apple Pear Plum Quince Olive Grape. Peach Apricot Pomegranate Cherry No Oranges No Pineapples. Fruits. Artichokes Asparagus Beans Beets Cabbage Carrots Chicory Cress Cucumbers

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ab ovo ad mala

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  1. ab ovo ad mala Roman Foods

  2. What the Romans ate: • Fruits • vegetables • Nuts • Meats • Grains

  3. Apple Pear Plum Quince Olive Grape Peach Apricot Pomegranate Cherry No Oranges No Pineapples Fruits

  4. Artichokes Asparagus Beans Beets Cabbage Carrots Chicory Cress Cucumbers Garlic Lentils Lettuce Melons Onions Peas Poppy Pumpkins Radishes Turnips No Potatoes No Tomatoes Vegetables

  5. Nuts • Walnuts • Hazelnuts • Filberts • Almonds • Pistachio

  6. Pork Beef Mutton Chickens Ducks Geese Pigeons Cranes Dormouse Grouse Partridge Snipe Thrushes Woodcock Peacock Turkey Hare Wild Boar Meats

  7. Mullet Rhombus Oysters Both fresh water and salt water fish Fish

  8. Grains • Barley • Oats • Rye • Wheat • Spelt

  9. Drinks • Water • Milk of sheep, goats and cows • Wine • Mulsum - wine and honey • Mulsa - water and honey • Cider

  10. Interesting Notes • Butter only used for plaster for wound • Honey took the place of sugar • Vinegar was made from grapes • No coffee or tea • No oranges, potatoes, tomatoes, butter and sugar • Many uses for olive oil

  11. Meals • Jentaculum - breakfast • Prandium - lunch • Vesperna - supper • Cena - main meal of day (may replace prandium or vesperna) • Merenda -snack

  12. Jentaculum • Bread dipped in wine • Raisins, olives, and cheese • Mulsum or milk

  13. Prandium • Breads • Salads • Cheese • Fruits • Nuts • Cold meats from day before • Leftovers

  14. Vesperna • Leftovers • Breads • Salads • Cheese • Fruits • Nuts • Cold meats

  15. The “cena” • Gustus - appetizer • Cena - dinner proper • Secunda mensa - dessert

  16. Gustus • Oysters and other shell-fish, sea-fish salted or pickled • Raw vegetables-especially onion and lettuce • Eggs • Sauces • Served with mulsum

  17. Cena • Fish • Fowl • Flesh • Vegetables • Served with wine (had multiple courses)

  18. Secunda Mensa • Pastries • Nuts • Sweets • Fruits • Served with wine

  19. FINIS The end

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