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    The document discusses Roman banquets and the exotic foods that may have been served. It notes that while banquets were not always extravagant, powerful Romans sometimes served unusual ingredients like milk-fed snails, dormice fattened in jars, jellyfish stuffed with eggs, and pig uterus to impress guests. The purpose was to amaze guests with the variety and exotic nature of foods from around the world.

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    The document discusses Roman banquets and the exotic foods that may have been served. It notes that while banquets were not always extravagant, powerful Romans sometimes served unusual ingredients like milk-fed snails, dormice fattened in jars, jellyfish stuffed with eggs, and pig uterus to impress guests. The purpose was to amaze guests with the variety and exotic nature of foods from around the world.

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    Readthefollowingarticle.Circleanywordsthatyourenottotallyfamiliarwith(writethosewordsonthe
    left.

    IronChef,BCEEdition:RomanAppetites
    MilkfedSnailsFriedinOilwithBoiledTreeFungiYUM!

    Romanbanquetsareathingoflegend,butthatskindoftheproblem
    whatexactlyisfactversusfictionintheancientreportsaboutthese
    insaneparties?Actually,mostbanquetsprobablywerentthat
    extravagant.Butifhe
    really
    wantedtoshowoff,apowerfulRomanman
    demonstratedhiswealthandgenerositybyservingdisheswithexotic
    ingredientsfromallovertheworld,includinganumberofitemsthat
    strikeusaspositivelybizarre.

    Foranappetizer,trymilkfedsnailsorseaurchinsfriedinoil
    withboiledtreefungi,servedwithpepperandfishsauce.Ifthatdoesnt
    tickleyourfancy,youmightlikedormiceyes,micefattenedinclay
    jarsthatbasicallykeptthemimmobile(thinkmouseveal).Orhow
    aboutjellyfishstuffedwitheggs?Ifallelsefails,youllsurelygoforpig
    uterus,ovaries,andudderwithleeks,pepper,andcumin.Thusendeth
    theappetizers.

    Foranoverthetopfirstcourse,youmighthavechicken
    drownedinredwine,crane,boiledostrichwithsweetsauce,roast
    parrot,peacock,pigkidneys,puppies,rabbitfetuses,seahorse,swan,
    orboiledflamingoservedwithspiceddatesauce.Tohonorthe
    goddessMinerva,oneRomanemperorservedaconcoctionmadeof
    pikeliver,pheasantbrains,peacockbrains,flamingotongues,and
    lampreyroe.Uh...yum?

    Overall,thegoalwastoamazeyourguestswiththesheer
    varietyandexoticnatureofthefoods.Infact,oneofthemostfamous
    Romanchefs,Apicus,boastedthatifahostfollowedhisrecipes,No
    oneatthetablewillknowwhatheiseating.Tospicethingsup,the
    foodsometimesconcealednonediblepartyfavorssuchasgold,
    pearls,amber,andjewels.

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