Archaeologists in Pompeii, the city buried in a volcanic eruption in 79 AD, have made the extraordinary find of a frescoed hot food and drinks shop that served up the ancient equivalent of street food to Roman passersby.

Pompeii is such an amazing archaeological site as it was frozen in time. Nor gradual decline. It really shows how the little things stay the same throughout history. From humor, to in this case, the presence of street food. I don't think there is any city we have found that is so preserved in time as Pompeii.

  • TankieTanuki [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Traces of nearly 2,000-year-old food were found in some of the deep terra cotta jars containing hot food

    Still hot after all those years. Incredible. Does it still taste good?

    • coeliacmccarthy [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Food remnants at Pompeii are carbonized, so it'd be literally like eating charcoal

    • star_wraith [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      You joke but fr they found 3,000 year old honey in some Egyptians tombs and folks actually ate it and said it was fine b/c honey doesn't spoil.