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The Anthropology of Food is an analysis of food in culture.  While the primary purpose for food is nutrition, it also has a cultural dimension by which people choose what they eat not only by flavor or nutritional value but by cultural, religious, economic, status and environmental factors.  - These pages are a collection of sampler recipes providing only a taste of the ancient world.

Due to the nature of the topic, some selected sites may have a commercial element as well as excellent information.  Such selection does not constitute an endorsement of any commercial product by archaeolink.com.

 

Antique Roman Dishes - Collection __ A collection of recipes of ancient Roman foods, translated from a German translation of "Marcus Gaius Apicius: De Re Coquinaria." - From Carnegie Mellon University - http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mjw/recipes/ethnic/historical/ant-rom-coll.html 

Classics Department: Roman Cooking __ "Where would we be without food? Romans, while disdaining the Greeks for decadence and luxury, were quite fond of it themselves, at least in the upper classes. Poorer Romans made due on fish, bread, grain, olives, and the obligatory wine. Patricians, and many of those in the middle class, ate from a slightly more interesting menu. Many tales are recorded of the fabulous banquets thrown by the rich and powerful. Below are some places you can check out before attempting your own Roman banquet."  Good information and resources about Roman food and dining.  Plan a Roman banquet of your own. - illustrated - From University of Vermont - http://www.uvm.edu/~classics/webresources/life/food.html 

Eight ancient Roman recipes from Around the Roman Table: Food and Feasting in Ancient Rome __ "In addition to a wealth of material about culinary customs and techniques in ancient Rome, Patrick Faas translated more than 150 Roman recipes and reconstructed them for the modern cook. Here are eight recipes from from the book—from salad to dessert." - From University of Chicago - http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/233472.html 

 

Favourite Apician Recipes __ You will find everything here from a yummy stuffed dormouse to interesting vegetable presentations. - From Glenda Robinson - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/3296/recipe.htm 

Garum - Roman fish sauce garum __ Information about this ancient seasoning as well as recipes for both ancient and modern versions. - From about.com - http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/romanfood/g/garum.htm 

Real Roman Recipes __ A small collection of recipes.  Mostly 'snack foods' for the Roman bath. - From NOVA - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/roman/recipes.html 

 

Roman Food - History for Kids __ Ancient Roman Feasts and Recipes Adapted for Modern Cooking, by Jon Solomon (1977). A history of Roman food, and then about a hundred Roman recipes... - From historyforkids.org - http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/food/romanfood.htm 

The roman orgy page __ The only orgy here is food.  You will find a collection of recipes and numerous additional resources. - From Julien Courtois - http://homepage.sunrise.ch/mysunrise/julien.courtois/orgy/index.html 

Romans in Britain - Roman recipes of the upper classes __ "Some are mouth-watering. Some are unusual and some are, well, really cringemaking." - From romans-in-britain.org.uk - http://www.romans-in-britain.org.uk/arl_roman_recipes_upper_classes.htm

 

 

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