Oldest ‘Fast Food’ Restaurant Discovered In Pompeii To Open Soon, Here’s A Peek
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New Delhi: Archaeological discoveries continue to amaze history enthusiasts and tourists every year which will now include what is likely to be the oldest ‘fast food’ restaurant in the world. The ruins of the fascinating discovery will be opened for public viewing this year.
A volcanic eruption entombed Pompeii in time two millennia ago. Rich merchants and slaves, households and public squares; all were frozen for eternity under the ash from Mount Vesuvius.
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Visitors can now make enter the historic “thermopolium,” which is Latin for ‘hot-drink counter’ from August 12, as per The Telegraph report.
The ancient counter and surrounding area have been uncovered in the archaeological park’s Regio V site. The site seemed to have been popular among Roman customers for its culinary feasts. Some of the treats included pork, fish, snails, and beef, traces of which were found at the site, according to the Business Insider’s report.
The findings comprised of duck bone fragments and crushed fava beans, mostly used to modify the taste of wine. The discovered counter is found to be decorated with brightly colored frescos and deep circular jar holders. Of the 80 discoveries, the first one discovered is said to be in a good condition despite these many years.
Watch the ancient food counter discovered in the video
“As well as bearing witness to daily life in Pompeii, the possibilities to analyze afforded by this thermopolium are exceptional because for the first time we have excavated a site in its entirety,” Massimo Osanna, director general at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, has been quoted in The Guardian.
The Pompeii site, which is almost around 23km (14 miles) to the southeast of Naples, remains shut owing to the coronavirus pandemic, but the park is expected to reopen by Easter.
After Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD79, Pompeii got buried under ash and pumice and the disaster killed between 2,000 and 15,000 people. Ever since the ruins were first unearthed in the 16th century, archaeologists managed to explore around two-thirds of the site.
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