What did the Ancient Romans eat?

Welcome everyone, in this video we will uncover the ingredients, flavours, and dining habits that shaped Roman food culture, from everyday meals to extravagant feasts. 00:00 - 01:28 Introduction 01:29 - 07:40 Meals, Cooking & Taverns 07:41 - 12:44 Cereals 12:45 - 13:22 Legumes 13:23 - 15:40 Vegetables 15:41 - 21:18 Meat 21:19 - 24:06 Eggs & Dairy 24:07 - 27:40 Seafood 27:41 - 29:04 Olives & Olive Oil 29:05 - 32:25 Herbs & Spices 32:26 - 35:13 Fruits & Nuts 35:14 - 37:07 Sweets Note 1: Gudgeon is actually a freshwater fish, I mistakenly placed Gudgeon in the saltwater fish category. Note 2: Dolphins are mammals but I included them in the fish category for the sake of convenience. Note 3: If you want to take a look at how, many of the foods I mentioned in the video, are made, make sure to check out this channel:@HistoricalItalianCooking Note 4: At some point, I mistakenly say that the Romans kept electric eels as pets in their pools. They did not have electric eels but European moray eels. Music by: Farya Faraji: @faryafaraji Stefanos Krasopoulis/Στέφανος Κρασοπούλης: @stefanoskrasopoulis Epidemic Music A Big Thank You to my Patreon members: Robert G Ferrick You can follow me on Patreon if you want: Sources: -Patrick Faas, ’Around the Roman Table: Food and Feasting in Ancient Rome’ -Marco Gavio de Rubeis, ’Ancient Roman Cooking: Ingredients, Recipes, Sources’ -Gaius Plinius Secundus (Pliny the Elder), ’Naturalis Historia’ -Marcus Gavius Apicius, ’De Re Coquinaria’ -Marcus Terentius Varro, ’De Re Rustica’ -Marcus Porcio Cato, ’De Agri Cultura’ -Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella, ’De Re Rustica’ #history #documentary