Roman-era 'fast food' discovered in ancient trash heap on Mallorca

Archaeologists uncover fast food ancient Romans frequently snacked on

Mallorca excavations suggest ancient fast-food shops followed ‘standardised approach’ to cook birds

Roman-Era ‘Fast Food’ Discovered on Mallorca Reveals Ancient Dietary Habits

Archaeologists excavated the remains of a Roman-era food stall in Pollentia, Mallorca. Credit: James Stringer / CC BY-NC 2.0 Archaeologists have discovered what appears to be a Roman-era fast food stall on the island of Mallorca, offering new insight into what people ate in the ancient city of Pollentia more than 2,000 years ago. At the center of the find is a 13-foot-deep waste pit located near the ruins of a small food shop. Inside, researcher…

Ancient Romans snacked on deep-fried songbirds

Fast food has deep roots.

Roman-era 'fast food' discovered in ancient trash heap on Mallorca

Songbird bones found in a Roman-era trash pit on Mallorca suggests they were a tasty tweet.

Fried thrushes were ancient Roman street food in Mallorca, not just an elite delicacy

A recent archaeological discovery in the ancient Roman city of Pollentia on the Spanish island of Mallorca is rewriting the history of Roman culinary habits. Researchers have provided firm evidence that thrushes—small migratory songbirds—were not only an elite food among Roman nobility, as previously believed, but were also a street food sold and consumed by […]