Roman dining etiquette shared some similarities with modern practices, as slaves did most of the cooking for elaborate banquets enjoyed by wealthy Romans. These meals sometimes featured unexpected dishes, like fish guts boiled in a cream or ice cream, which the Romans may have invented. Romans also commonly drank diluted wine sweetened with honey and used herbs to flavor their varied diet of meat, grains, fruits, and vegetables.

1. Plenary: True or False
Roman Foods

2. Roman dinning etiquette is similar
to ours today?

3. The Roman’s may have been the
original inventors of Ice Cream.

4. The Roman’s had one day of the
year called Saturnalia where Slaves
and master would switch roles

5. The Roman’s used herbs and honey
to flavour their food.

6. Slaves did most of the cooking for
the Roman banquet.

7. The Roman’s would have a
banquet at every meal.

8. Wealthy Roman’s eat a main meal
called Pottage.

9. The Roman’s drank watered down
wine with honey

10. Romans would eat fish guts boiled
with a cream similar to custard.

11. Wealthy Roman’s a lot of fruit and
vegetables.

12. The Answers
1. True
2. True
3. True
4. True
5. True
6. False
7. False
8. True
9. True
10. True