Farrell Monaco
What did bread from ancient Pompeii taste like? Farrell Monaco knows. The experimental archaeologist replicates ancient technologies and specific ingredients, even growing her own starters, to bring to life the breads that ancient Pompeiians would have eaten. But recreating the bread goes beyond culinary curiosity—baking it is a way to understand how one simple food item can bring people together, a practice that resonates today, even as it did once in Pompeii.
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by FARRELL MONACO, 26 january 2021
Eat like a first-century Roman, using recent archaeological discoveries as your guide.
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by JESSICA LEIGH HESTER, 19 january 2018
Putting ancient recipes on the plate. To better understand the distant past, it can help to taste and smell it.
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