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The Romans introduced olives, wine, and new vegetables like carrots and cabbages to Britain before their invasion.
The Romans introduced olives, wine, and new vegetables like carrots and cabbages to Britain before their invasion.
True
The Romans' dinner parties were typically held in dining rooms called triclinium, where guests reclined on couches around a square table.
The Romans' dinner parties were typically held in dining rooms called triclinium, where guests reclined on couches around a square table.
True
The Romans' breakfast (ian taculum) typically consisted of porridge and vegetables flavored with herbs for the poor.
The Romans' breakfast (ian taculum) typically consisted of porridge and vegetables flavored with herbs for the poor.
False
Study Notes
- Romans introduced various foods to Britain before their invasion: olive oil, wine, and new vegetables like carrots, cabbages, cucumbers, celery, peas, radishes, figs, cherries, and plums
- Fish sauce was a popular import used in recipes
- Romans brought farming techniques from other cultures, allowing for a varied diet
- Breakfast (ian taculum) consisted of pancakes or bread with honey and dates
- Lunch (prandium) had bread, vegetables, cold meats, or fish
- Dinner (Senna) was porridge and vegetables flavored with herbs for the poor
- Dinners for the rich were extravagant events with several courses of exotic foods such as wild boar, deer, goats, lambs, pigs, chickens, geese, pigeons, and even peacocks
- Dinner parties held in dining rooms (triclinium) with guests reclining on couches around a square table
- Servants washed guests' hands and brought in chamber pots for use during meals
- Dinners sometimes lasted up to eight hours with guests vomiting to make room for more food.
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Explore the culinary influences of the Romans in Britain and their dining habits, from the introduction of new foods to the extravagant dinner parties. Learn about the varied diet and dining customs of ancient Romans.
