Wondering what to eat in Rome? Well maybe the Ancient Romans diet can help you out with that. It didn't always used to be all about the gelato, pizza, and pasta, that stuff wasn't even a thing yet! Bread was the staple food in Ancient Rome as it was in many other ancient civilizations. It was sometimes sweetened with honey or cheese, and often eaten with sausage, domestic fowl, game, eggs, and all kinds of fish. Cereals were commonly eaten among the lower classes. They were in the form of husked wheat and made into porridge. Fish, oysters, and pork were the Ancient Romans prime source of protein and were in high demand. Snails and dormice were considered to be delicacies. Popular deserts consisted of a variety of cakes, pastries, and tarts that were often sweetened with honey. Fruits, nuts, oils, and strongly flavored, sauces, spices, and herbs, were very popular in Ancient Roman Cuisine.
Ancient Romans usually drank alcohol more than water because water wasn't very safe then, it could carry diseases and cause plagues. Because of that Ancient Romans loved wine and always drank it watered down, spiced, and heated because drinking undiluted wine was considered to be barbaric. Pasca was a drink that usually was only consumed by the lower classes. Pasca was made by watering down acetum, which was low quality wine similar to vinegar. Beer and mead were also popular beverages, but only in the northern provinces of Ancient Rome. Milk, usually from sheep and goats, was considered barbaric the drink so it was only used for cheese and medicines.
Ancient Romans usually drank alcohol more than water because water wasn't very safe then, it could carry diseases and cause plagues. Because of that Ancient Romans loved wine and always drank it watered down, spiced, and heated because drinking undiluted wine was considered to be barbaric. Pasca was a drink that usually was only consumed by the lower classes. Pasca was made by watering down acetum, which was low quality wine similar to vinegar. Beer and mead were also popular beverages, but only in the northern provinces of Ancient Rome. Milk, usually from sheep and goats, was considered barbaric the drink so it was only used for cheese and medicines.