@PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Rough Roman Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • 3 days agojk I'm a Punic-grade coward, I never tried itlemmy.worldimagemessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down14
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minus-square@CanadaPluslinkEnglish2•10 hours agoStill sounds better than the garum wine, or whatever the fuck Apicius was going to do with all those bird tongues.
minus-square@PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglish1•10 hours agoWho doesn’t like their wine with a little fermented fish tang to it? Now, fetch the dormouse, we have dinner guests to impress!
minus-square@CanadaPluslinkEnglish2•edit-21 hour agoHonestly I don’t like wine to start with. Crucify me, I guess - although I suppose I’ve only had it the barbarian way (undiluted). On your title, were Punic people known for a lot of food taboos? Given their common origin with Iudea I guess that would make sense.
minus-square@PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglish2•9 hours agoNot to my knowledge, but the Romans stereotyped Punics as cowardly (amongst other vices, because Romans loved slander), so I took on the shame of Punic-ness for my lack of bravery 😔
Still sounds better than the garum wine, or whatever the fuck Apicius was going to do with all those bird tongues.
Who doesn’t like their wine with a little fermented fish tang to it?
Now, fetch the dormouse, we have dinner guests to impress!
Honestly I don’t like wine to start with. Crucify me, I guess - although I suppose I’ve only had it the barbarian way (undiluted).
On your title, were Punic people known for a lot of food taboos? Given their common origin with Iudea I guess that would make sense.
Not to my knowledge, but the Romans stereotyped Punics as cowardly (amongst other vices, because Romans loved slander), so I took on the shame of Punic-ness for my lack of bravery 😔