Download or read book A Taste of Ancient Rome written by Ilaria Gozzini Giacosa and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 1994-05-02 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is cooking before tomatoes, pasta, oranges, lemons, or even coffee entered the Mediterranean diet. Yet with its intriguing sweet-sour flavor combinations, its lavish use of fresh herbs and fragrant spices, and its base in whole grains and fruits and vegetables, the foods of Rome will be a revelation to serious cooks ready to create new dishes in the spirit of an ancient culture.