Cena Romana 2006
On Wednesday, October 11, Professor Mulligan hosted a Cena Romana for students of Latin 101 (and some philhellenes from the Ancient Philosophy Reading Group).
Habuimus in Cena
gustatio Moretum
Epityrum Varium
Mixtura cum Caeso
caput cenae Pullus Parthicus
Pullus Punicus
Lenticula
Kolokynthe
mensa secunda Hypotrides
Philosophi Graeci |
Cenatores Latini (Caelicia togata est!) |
Pullus Punicus (citra) et Parthicus |
Lenticula (citra) et Kolokynthe |
Prof. Mulligan, coquus cenae, tomum priscum consultat; nota elementum occultum coquinae Romanae--liquor antisepticus "Fantastik" nomine (iocor!) |
Cenatores cena fruuntur |
Coquus laetus (et fessus) |
Subadiuva coqui cibis maxime delectatur |
Select Bibliography
Faas, Patrick. Around the Table of the Romans: Food and Feasting in Ancient Rome. Palgrave Macmillan, 2002.
Giacosa, Ilaria Gozzini. A Taste of Ancient Rome. University of Chicago, 1994.
Grant, Mark. Roman Cookery: Ancient Recipes for Modern Kitchens. Serif Publishing, 1999.
Segan, Francine and Tim Turner. The Philosopher's Kitchen: Recipes from Ancient Greece and Rome for the Modern Cook. Random House, 2004.
