Considering that the ancient Romans were Italian, you could say that all the foods that they ate were Italian foods. However, they did not have the foods that we, today, think of as "Italian" such as Pizza and pasta dishes with tomato sauces. The identical foods would have been the seafoods such as octopus and various shellfish.
With their mouths
what was the ancient roams food
they ate me chanelle
rice and water and olives and wine
The Romans ate mostly the seafoods that could be called Italian foods today. They did not have pasta or tomatoes which are the base for many of the foods that we consider "Italian". However the did eat many fresh fruits and vegetables which are still part of the Italian diet. Olives and olive oil was used by the Romans just as they are used today.
The Romans ate mostly the seafoods that could be called Italian foods today. They did not have pasta or tomatoes which are the base for many of the foods that we consider "Italian". However the did eat many fresh fruits and vegetables which are still part of the Italian diet. Olives and olive oil was used by the Romans just as they are used today.
The ancient Romans used to eat chicken, beef and veal during the festivals.
Olives, bread, honey, cheese, and chickpeas were some of the common foods in ancient Rome.
Fruit.
Yes.
They didn't.
Not chillies, those came from America and were introduced after the discovery of America. The Romans imported spices from and India, and the Middle East: ginger, black pepper (believed by the Romans to be a stimulant) cloves, nutmeg (both were believed by the Romans to be (appetite stimulants) cardamon and coriander and cumin.