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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ocatarinetabellatchitchix, post: 5316881, member: 99554&quot;][ATTACH=full]1224572[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>A <i>thermopolium</i>, a sort of street “<b>fast-food</b>” in ancient Rome, was unearthed in Pompeii, decorated with polychrome motifs and in an exceptional state of conservation.&nbsp; The counter frozen by volcanic ash had been partly exhumed in 2019, but the work was extended to best preserve the entire site, located in a district that was very busy. A fragment of duck bone, but also remains of pork, goat, fish and snails were recovered from the terracotta pots. Several ingredients were cooked together, much like a paella.</p><p><br /></p><p>At the bottom of a jar were found pounded beans, which were used to modify the taste of the wine. Amphorae, a cistern and a fountain, as well as human bones, were found nearby, including those of a man in his 50s near a cot. The stall appears to have been hastily closed and abandoned by its owners, but it is possible that someone, possibly the oldest man, remained and perished during the first phase of the eruption , in the collapse of the attic. <i>Thermopolium</i> (from the Greek &quot;thermos&quot; which means hot, and &quot;pôléô&quot; which means to sell) were very popular in the Roman world. Pompeii had 80 by itself.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1224573[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1224574[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Please show me your coins related to FOOD !</b></p><p>Unidentified Aureus</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1224580[/ATTACH] </p><p>Prutah with ear of grain</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1224575[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Hadrian, modius with corn-ears and poppy</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1224576[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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