Food in the style of the
ancient Romans will be served up for the first time to visitors
at the Pompeii archaeological site on Saturday, November 5, in
an initiative by Coldiretti farmers' association to link Italy's
history to its culinary heritage.
The inaugural event, to be held at Pompeii's Quadriportico
Theatre, will be attended by Luigi Curatoli, general director of
the Great Pompeii Project; Massimo Osanna, special
superintendent for archaeological heritage of Pompeii, Ercolano
and Stabia; Italian Cultural Minister Dario Franceschini; and
Coldiretti President Roberto Moncalvo.
The Pompeiian menu - gustum, primae mensae e secundae
mensae - will be prepared according to original recipes and
eaten in the traditionally historical ways in the original
context.
The event, titled "EATSTORY - Here Food Has a History",
will allow visitors to learn about and participate directly in
activities surrounding cultivation, transformation and
conservation of local products, Coldiretti said.
Food products prepared according to techniques in use at
the time of the eruption of Vesuvius will also be available for
purchase.
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