ANCIENT ROMANS:

FOODBy: Christina Selkirk

COMMON MEALSRich: Peacock tongues stuffing of a

chicken inside a duck, inside a goose, inside a pig, inside a cow, and the whole thing was cooked together

Poor: Beans Cabbages Peas Olives Lettuce Cheap bread called

panis primus

RICH ROMANS Liked to show they were rich by the

foods they ate Had slaves cook complicated meals for

them Had slaves go up a mountain to get

snow so they could make a slushy-type drink

Liked to use imported spices

POOR ROMANS Grew all their own vegetables in dry and

dusty gardens Wheat and barely were made into beer,

flatbread or soup Olive oil was used on bread Grapes were made into wine, vinegar or

raisins Took their food to the town baker to cook

because they had no kitchens

FOOD PREPARATION Used simple ovens made of stone and

mud Boiled vegetables Roasted meats Fingers were used more often than

cutlery to prepare and eat the food

FARMING FOOD Roman grew their own

Wheat Grapes Olives

At harvesting time, loaves of bread were placed as offerings in front of gods and goddesses, so they could eat

Wealthy men had farms that were ran by slaves

IMPORTED FOOD Apricots were imported from Armenia Dates were imported from North Africa Cinnamon, pepper, ginger and other rich

spices were imported from Afghanistan, India, and China

Ancient Rome produced little trade exports

The imported goods were paid with provincial taxes

COMMON DRINKSRich: Wine- thick syrup

watered down to be liquid

Mulsum- honeyed wine

Calda- warm water and wine mixed with spices

Poor: Wine- thick syrup

watered down to be liquid

Posca- vinegar mixed with water

Water• Drinking milk was considered uncivilized and was

only used to make cheese or for medicinal purposes

• in every house, the wine cellar was filled with thick syrup sealed with gypsum, with labels telling when it was stored

QUESTIONS 1) Rich Romans

got their slaves to go up a mountain to get _____ that was used to make an ancient type of ______.

Answer: Snow, slushies

2) How were Roman imports paid?

Answer: Provincial tax money

SOURCES http://

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Roman_cuisine

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/roman_food.htm

http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_rome_food_daily_life.php