pasta became a staple in the 15th centure after Marco Polo brought the idea from CHINAQuote:
Originally Posted by Brennus
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pasta became a staple in the 15th centure after Marco Polo brought the idea from CHINAQuote:
Originally Posted by Brennus
I read somewhere, Romans and Greeks eat dried flies dipped in honey before they go to orgy. Afterall, flies are aphrodisiac, and give them better time....
Its starting to look like a lot of "traditonal" European foods are quite recent introductions, especially Italian cooking.Quote:
Originally Posted by Duguntz
Just had a lovely curry, off topic but I wanted to share it with people.
So when will I get my share of the curry...?Quote:
Originally Posted by Brennus
lolQuote:
Originally Posted by stratigos vasilios
Oh I think I would have enjoyed being in Greece. I seem to remember the people in the Odyssey spending lots of time eating lamb and drinking wine (for the sake of argument this would be drank the way that the Ancient Greeks did) when they weren't busy doing epic stuff.
Like sitting on their arse all day long in the sun with no worries, thinking about the way of things. Yeah, I see myself doing epic things while sipping wine and eating lamb and olives with some stone-baked bread, all delivered up to you by your servants.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tiger88
Or other typically ancient Greek activities... Possibly also involving arse... But which I do not see myself doing...
Oh, the epicness!
Yes I would certainly hope to have avoided the man-boy love aspect of higher learning.
You never know it has it's advantages, that's how i got my degree......
Just thinking about nomadic steppe people's, where would they have procured fruit and veg?
So, you went to a catholic university then?Quote:
Originally Posted by Brennus
Same way as hunter gatherers and nomads always did and still do today. They live of the land.
Did they nail a bar of soap to the floor to get you? Been there man...Quote:
Originally Posted by Brennus