We are joined by Cato the Elder in our pursuit of (ancient) Roman bread. Pluto allowed him to come and visit us for a quick consultation on making kneaded bread and little grape must rolls.

Instructions for making a period appropriate starter:    • How to make Ancient sourdough starter...  

Website: www.intaberna.co.uk

SOURCES:
Faas, Patrick. Around the Roman Table, MacMillan, 1994.

Rubel, William. Bread: A Global History, Reaktion Books LTD, 2011.

Cato the Elder. De Agri Cultura

Pliny the Elder, Naturalis historia

https://www.britishmuseum.org/blog/ma...

https://tavolamediterranea.com/ (this is the website for people who want to cook like Romans!)

MUSIC CREDITS:
Folk Round by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-...
Artist: http://incompetech.com/


Many thanks to Bram V for portraying Cato.

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