The Treasure Hunt of an Antique Dealer

Seeing Zhang Nan handing over the pepper bottle, Jenny waved her hand quickly, "No need, I'll do it myself, I will use this.?? Bayi? Chinese website W㈧W?W?. 8? 1? ＺW.COM"

He picked up the pepper grinder on the table and twisted it a few times to add some pepper to his fried fish. It didn't use the stuff Zhang Nan handed over.

Guan Xingquan didn't care, although his face was a bit weird, he took it and took a closer look, and then sprinkled a bit on the steak on his plate.

Zhang Nan also sprinkled some of his steak and handed it to Alyosha.

The big guy doesn't care, he sprinkled a lot, he has a strong taste in his food: if it is Karimi or Charmi, he can get you a small half bottle after a meal!

Eating habits.

Roast whole lamb, this bottle is not enough.

Seeing the other three eating out, Jenny looked a little bit responsive. The jar was dug out from the ground for a long time, but it had been buried in the mud for nearly 16oo years before!

"Ellen, you don't use this thing..."

The woman didn't say it clearly, but they all knew what it meant.

"They are all sterilized and absolutely hygienic. Besides, this person is fine even if he eats some soil. Don't we still eat vegetables?"

Some vegetables grown in the ordinary way will bring some soil if they are not cleaned in place, and they will not be sick or damaged even if they are eaten. In particular, Westerners love to eat lettuce, and "original" things are easier to eat.

clean?

You can't see it.

Feeling that there would be no way to talk to her own man, Jenny seemed to change the subject: There seems to be a mistake in what Allen said just now, and she can fight back.

You have been rectified in your heart, so don't think about eating properly!

Little pleasures in life.

Jenny would not be a historian when she was studying. I don’t know when the Romans evacuated from Britain, but they knew that the ancient Romans especially liked spices. In ancient Rome, they almost used it in the daily life of Romans. All kinds of spices, this pepper is the top priority!

"Alan, as far as I know, Roman citizens in ancient Rome used pepper as a condiment in their homes. What you just said was the treatment only for the top nobles, wrong?!"

Seeing Jenny's deflated expression waiting for herself to eat, Zhang Nan stuffed a small piece of steak into her mouth, chewed it a few times, and swallowed it in one bite.

"Dear Miss Jenny, in ancient Rome, you can show off your wealth with a bag of pepper. I really didn't lie to you. In 41o AD, the Goths led Alaric and surrounded the city of Rome.

In addition to asking the Romans to hand over 5ooo pounds of gold, Alaric also asked the Romans for 3oooo silver coins, 4ooo pieces of silk, 3ooo pieces of red cloth and 3ooo pounds of pepper. That dyeable cloth, silk, and pepper are not cheap, and most people can't afford it, otherwise the Goths would not come to such a lion to speak. "

When Jenny heard this, she was dissatisfied and said: "I know about the Goths attacking the city of Rome. Before they attacked Rome, their king promised her queen to give her endless silk.

Silk was expensive, and red dye was scarce at that time. Noble women don't wear white clothes. I know all this. But my dear, can you just bluff, the ancient Roman **** soldiers carried pepper as a condiment with them, and it was also in the munitions supply. Are all soldiers nobles? "

It can be seen that Jenny should also be a foodie, at least when she was a student, otherwise she would not have forgotten the important time points in the textbooks, but remember clearly what she ate.

Spices had an extraordinary significance in the Mediterranean area around the ancient Romans. The Romans greatly liked eating foods flavored with spices and regarded this eating habit as a sign of civilized diet.

No matter how the Roman Empire’s national power changed, whether it was strong or weak, the Romans’ love of spices remained the same.

And not only in terms of diet, spices also occupy an important position in many other aspects. For example, in the early medical theories of the East and the West, spices occupy an important position.

Not only in Europe, but also in the East: when China was in the Tang Dynasty, star anise was not sold in a vegetable market, but in a medicine shop.

In ancient Europe, doctors at that time even used spices to treat typhoid fever and black death...I don't know how effective it is, it is written in the literature anyway.

It is said that some ethnic groups use pepper porridge as a formula for treating impotence and premature ejaculation, while **** is used to treat infertility all the year round...

Would you like to try something?

In addition, spices were also a must-have in Roman funerals...

"In our ancient China, when this spice was the most expensive, it was even equivalent to gold. It was very expensive for a long time in Europe. This is because the origin of many varieties of spices is not in Europe, nor is it China. The price of spices fluctuates. In fact, it is mainly because of the actual conditions of traffic.

Pepper can be used as currency in Europe for a long time. Isn't there a saying in Europe that the rich are called "pepper bags". "

This Jenny nodded, he still knew the old traditional saying.

"The cheapest period of spices in ancient Europe should be at the end of the Roman Republic and the early days of the Roman Empire. At that time, the Roman middle class could also taste the flavor of spices, and even used them as military salaries for those stationed in Britain and other border areas. Roman soldiers.

However, in the 3rd century AD, Anxi and Sasanian Persia successively monopolized the re-export trade of spices and silk, and the price of spices in the West has skyrocketed.

Jenny, the price you mentioned is the price before the early 3rd century AD. A kilogram of gold can be exchanged for 9o kilograms of spices in the city of Rome, but in the age of Alaric’s siege, it was the time when Honorius was emperor. Already worthy of gold in Rome!

There is a record that the Roman Empire spends 100 million silver coins to import spices every year~www.readwn.com~ The fanatical demand for spices by the Romans lasted until the Roman Empire collapsed in Europe.

In the Middle Ages, the price of this spice was very high. At that time, it is said that the Roman-Pope-Pope would distribute various meats, wines and grains to merchants, ordinary citizens, and peasants. Spices were only available to nobles.

Because this is identity.

Moreover, the relations between European countries and the countries where the spices are produced were not so good at that time. "

Talking and playing with the pepper bottle in his hand: "This thing should be something that was made a few years before the Goths surrounded Rome. At that time, pepper was equivalent to gold in Rome, not to mention in Britain, which is farther away. .

Ordinary people can't afford it. "

Jennie rolled her eyes, and finally suffocated: "I'm going back to look up the information."

It seems that she is still a little bit unconvinced: she says nothing, and only accepts historical data as evidence.

Zhang Nan shrugged his shoulders and said that it didn't matter, so far: Don't be too serious about living at home. Too serious is a fool.