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13. Ancient Pompeii Had Take-out Restaurants

You probably know Pompeii as the city destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D., but that’s not the only fascinating thing about it. Apparently, we’re not so different when it comes to food and not having time (or patience) to cook dinner. The citizens of Pompeii could order stew, porridge or ham from restaurants called ‘popinae’. The menus were basically painted frescos, depicting their choice of meal.

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