They should reconstruct one of those in the Archaeological Park in Xanten; I'm sure a town the size of Colonia Ulpia Traiana must have had fast food restaurants just like Pompeii. Maybe even local ones as well. "Forget about the stuffed dormice. Try Barbaricus' boar steak instead." (There is a restaurant serving Roman food, but the interior makes some concessions to modern living style, and you can't see into the kitchen.)
Actually, there was most likely not stuffed dormice but stews and porridges, and as Faun said, finger food like little spicy sausages. Maybe some fish fried in egg batter if the cook was ambitious. Bread, cheese, olives and such. Probably some sweet things like honey coated dumplings.
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Date: 2011-05-14 01:11 pm (UTC)I totally want those tiles for my kitchen.
They should reconstruct one of those in the Archaeological Park in Xanten; I'm sure a town the size of Colonia Ulpia Traiana must have had fast food restaurants just like Pompeii. Maybe even local ones as well. "Forget about the stuffed dormice. Try Barbaricus' boar steak instead." (There is a restaurant serving Roman food, but the interior makes some concessions to modern living style, and you can't see into the kitchen.)
Actually, there was most likely not stuffed dormice but stews and porridges, and as Faun said, finger food like little spicy sausages. Maybe some fish fried in egg batter if the cook was ambitious. Bread, cheese, olives and such. Probably some sweet things like honey coated dumplings.