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Prep for a Roman meal served up in A.D. 50.

Hope you’re hungry for wild game in a spicy, garlicky sauce. The vast extent of the Roman Empire made many “exotic” ingredients easy to obtain (if you were wealthy enough).

Wall Fragment with a Scene of Meal Preparation, A.D. 50 – 75, Unknown. Roman, Italy. J. Paul Getty Museum.

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