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Around the Roman Table - Food and Feasting in Ancient Rome (Paperback, New edition)
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Around the Roman Table - Food and Feasting in Ancient Rome (Paperback, New edition)
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Craving dolphin meatballs? Can't find a reliable restaurant for
boiled parrot? Have a hankering for jellyfish omelettes, sows'
wombs in brine, sheep's brain pate, or stuffed mice? Look no
further than "Around the Roman Table," a unique hybrid cookbook and
history lesson. A portrait of Roman society from the vantage point
of the dining table, kitchen, and market stalls, "Around the Roman
Table" offers both an account of Roman eating customs and 150
recipes reconstructed for the modern cook.
Faas guides readers through the culinary conquests of Roman
invasions--as conquerors pillaged foodstuffs from faraway lands--to
the decadence of Imperial Rome and its associated table manners,
dining arrangements, spices, seasonings, and cooking techniques.
With recipes for such appetizing dishes as chicken galantine with
lambs' brains and fish relish, "Around the Roman Table" is ideal
for food aficionados who wish to understand how the desire for
power and conquest was manifested in Roman appetites.
"There are many misconceptions about the food of ancient Rome that
Faas sets out to correct. The result is half cookbook, half history
book and is entirely fascinating to both chef and antiquarian
alike."--"Washington Times"
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