Food in Ancient Rome - DOCUMENTARY

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In this episode we take a close look at food in ancient Rome! The diet of ordinary Romans, not the food served at the famous Roman luxurious dinner parties, but what the man at home or on the streets ate. What foodstuffs were available in the Roman empire, and what did the average citizen prefer to eat? Did they have the same things that the current Italian kitchen is renowned for, like pizza and pasta?

By the end of this video you know how they prepared meals, and how they consumed food!

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Music: Rome Total War 1 Jeff van Dyck
Rome Total War 2 Richard Beddow
Adrian von Ziegler

Graphic motion design: German Reber

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[ilgufo]

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[matthiasthulman]

The oyster bread for eating oysters, the Parthian bread for eating Parthians

[RexGalilae]

My mind was blown to hear that the Romans introduced apples to Germania.

These days, we take the presence of apples across Northern Europe for granted. It's crazy that it started with the Romans

[hokehinson]

As a retired Rome reenactor this was enjoyable. Several times a year the legion would throw a banquet. Many the wives would prepare traditional foods to sample and there was Mead too!

[youngimperialistmkii]

Sponsored by the Miller's guild. "True Roman bread for true Romans."

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[Klingoncodfan]

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[guycalabrese]

Why didn't you mention "Garum" - the most loved and used condiment (Fermented fishsauce - kind of our days "Worchestershire sauce")? The romans put garum on almost everything and making it was a big industry. There were all kinds of garum, from cheap stuff to really superexpensive ones and it was exported all over the empire since the romans abroad couldn't due without their beloved garum...

[Paul.M.]

It would be interesting to see a video talking about the different types of dyes, textiles, and clothing that the people used in those days. I think such a video would complement this one in painting a colorful picture of life in ancient rome.

And as always, thank you for the great content!

[ReviveHF]

Some variants of Pasta were influenced by Chinese noodles, while tomatoes, chilies and potatoes came from the Americas. Same thing goes to the Chinese red soup, it was actually originated from Eastern European borscht soup but made with ingredients from Americas.

[christosvoskresye]

"Aeneas, his chief captains, and fair Iülus lay their limbs to rest under the boughs of a high tree, and spread the feast; they place cakes of meal on the grass beneath the food—Jove himself inspired them—and they crown the wheaten base with fruits of the field." Maybe it's a stretch to call that a veggie-lover's pizza, given the lack of cheese (and, obviously, tomato sauce), but it's not THAT different.

[okancanarslan]

So the "sal" of salad is derived from salt in Latin. I learned something new today.

[HaakonTheViking]

Very interesting! I'm a norwengian medieval archaeologist, and it's really interesting to see the similarities, and also the contrasts to my area of expertice. For instance, here porrige was also a cheap staple. But fish was a cheap, and enjoyed by anyone, while pork was more expencive.

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[noobkin]

I really like how you act it out as a skit with the props, clothing, environment, and everything else, it makes the video more interesting and entertaining to watch, I listened and watched the whole thing.

[chajah]

Such a great video! You probably put a lot of time and effort into it and it really shows, the scenes of people cooking and eating really help build the story you're telling!

[iminmymojo]

how do you only have 33, 000 subscribers? The effort and detail you put into this is amazing.

[optimusprinceps]

Mămăligă (porridge), Pâine (bread), Caș/Brânză (cheese (especially sheep kind)), and Porc (pork) are still staples in Romania.

[mattc]

The puls dish you describe at 5:14 sounds a lot like the traditional dishes of the central Mesetan plains and northern mountains of Spain. These are hearty dishes that can be made of lentils, beans, chickpeas and pork, including entire chunks of just pure fat. Pork is the meat of choice, with an extensive variety of sausages, but lamb is also common in this area. Salted fish is very traditional and can be found in some inland towns but is more typical for countries such as Portugal. Bread is also considered an absolute must across Spain that is served with most if not all food, to the point where eating something like, for example, Spanish ham without bread is considered to be somewhat strange. Wine in these areas is very much a staple accompaniment too and is not considered to be a excessive or indicative of alcoholism. Bread, like on the Pompeiian shopping list you describe, is part of the daily commercial culture of Spain, with many people "bajando por el pan" (going down [to the shops underneath their apartments] for bread) each day. One of the traditional types of Castillian bread, 'pan candeal', is circular in shape and scored into breakable chunks, like 'panis quadratus', but is very white and fluffy, probably unlike Roman bread. There is also an overwhelming preference for sheep's cheese in central Spain, too. Of course, Spain is a large producer of olives and olive oil, though this is more in the South.

[maldito_sudaka]

Got here from Invicta! Great video! Very perfect to visualise it all, and I can't even begin to thank you for that.