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There was a time before DoorDash, Michelin stars and the basic understanding that maybe you shouldn’t eat the mysterious thing you found growing in a swamp. When it comes to these ancient civilisations – we like to imagine people eating bread, grapes, and whatever they can stab.
The actual truth is that historically, our pallets weren’t as refined as they are today – they got really weird in the kitchen back then.
From fermented fish sludge to stuffed rodents to luxury birds that probably should have remained decorative, here are some foods from the ancient world that sound less like history and more like the aftermath of a three day bender in a poorly stocked kitchen.
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