The Ure Museum and our colleagues at the Dept of Classics (University of Reading) will post a short video every day to explore food in Antiquity: ancient diet, depiction of food in our collection, cook-along recipes, and much more!
Commensality – the practice of eating and drinking together – was a key aspect of Antiquity: it was not only associated with quenching your hunger or thirst, it was about sharing a moment with family, friends, benefactors, work colleagues – and even with gods! By addressing trading routes, written sources, ancient ingredients and recipes while exploring the Ure Museum collection, we will learn how eating was turned into a ritual that celebrated all your senses!