CLA233H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Gingerbread Man, Peasant Foods, Everyday Food
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Panem et circenses means bread and the circus, the gifts of the emperor, primarily the theatrical entertainment but the emperor would also distrivbute treats (loaves of bread), there would alos be a lottery (money, basket of treats, exotic animals) Romans main sweetener was natural hnoney, they were conniseurs of honey. Interested indifferent flavors (affected by what the bee"s eat, best honey was with thyme outside of athens). Roman cusine was very bland for the poor people, but they loved spices (sri lanka would sell them spice for insane amounts of gold) Garum, rancid fish pickle (small fish, rub in salt, let it ferment in sun), very strong flavor but use it as a base for cooking. Reoman pallet is fascinated with t his fishy taste (anchovies) and mixing this with sweet things, liquamen means liquid form of garum. Latin for second course is second table yo would searve people in small tables then change tables for every course.
