The equivalent of a snack bar — or perhaps even a food truck — has surfaced in the ancient city of Pompeii … and by the looks of it, those Romans sure liked their chicken and duck.
Archaeologists publicly unveiled a discovery Saturday in the ruins of the one-time flourishing Italian city — which was buried under volcanic ash in an historic eruption nearly 2,000 years ago — and it amounted to a street food vendor set-up that’s incredibly well-persevered.
The technical term for it is “termopolium” — Latin for hot drinks counter — but it would appear the Romans served more than just beverages out of this thing … diggers uncovered traces of really old animal parts in the counter wells you see here … fish, pork, snails, beef and other protein that were apparently dished out to paying customers once upon a time.
Not just that, but check out the fresco paintings on the front and sides of this bygone eatery — the Romans depicted chickens, mallards, dogs (supposedly as a warning, they say) and even an angel-looking figure. So yeah, they knew how to advertise their goods/services.
Some other related items that archaeologists found … a bronze drinking bowl, ceramic jars for soups and stews, wine flasks and amphora (a long jar/vase used for transporting a variety of crops and/or food). It just goes to show once more — the Romans were pretty damn advanced before things came crumbling down, but most of us already knew that.
What remains to be seen from this food stand … if it was part of a larger food court, or even mall. We’re kidding … we think 😅.