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"The Roman emperor Julian (332–363 CE) called bread the food that “among us is
thought to be the most nourishing”.
Bread and other cereal-based foods were indeed central to ancient Mediterranean
diets. This was supplemented by pulses, oil, wine and whatever seasonal produce
people could obtain.
This is not quite the “Mediterranean diet” we think of today, with its
vegetables, olive oil and grilled fish.
Although bread was fundamental to Julian’s Roman world, it wasn’t universally
appealing. The Ethiopians, who lived on meat and milk, thought bread was
terrible food that lacked nourishment.
They wondered how the Mediterraneans could live on this “diet of dung”."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
