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Harrison's avatar

Love this!

How did the ancient Romans feed their armies? Why did the tradition of feasting begin? When was the potato chip invented? Explore when foods were first cultivated, from prehistory to present day:

https://thesecretingredient.substack.com/p/when-did-your-favorite-foods-originate

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Jacob Clarke's avatar

Ground peacock really threw me for a loop. Other than that, doesn’t sound too bad!

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Prateek Dasgupta's avatar

Usually recipes which call for peacock meat may have used peahens, which look different and were hunted in India till 1985, before the general ban on hunting of wildlife.

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Prateek Dasgupta's avatar

I wonder if Romans imported the birds through their Indian trade, most likely they did. Flamingoes were obtained from Africa.

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