The activity, scheduled for Saturday, April 6th at the Mequinenza Museums, is free but requires reservations. It will consist of making unleavened bread, tasting sauces and recreational drinks, as well as a display of clothing and an exhibition of reproductions, kitchenware, grains, and spices.
The Museums of Mequinenza are offering a free workshop for families on Saturday, April 6th, starting at 11:30 a.m., entitled "Cereals and Bread in Ancient Rome." This activity combines gastronomy and archaeology, exploring the town's Roman past through Octogesa, an enclave within the municipality that Julius Caesar's troops occupied after clashes with Generals Pompey, Afranius, and Petreius, as recorded in the work "C. Iulii Caesaris rerum ab se gestarum comentari," dated to 45 BC, and confirmed by the archaeological remains found there.
The archaeo-gastronomy workshop, with a maximum of 30 places and reservations available on the Mequinenza Museums website, is a unique culinary journey to ancient Rome for all ages. In addition to making matzah—a type of unleavened bread made with wheat flour and water, baked in open ovens and commonly consumed in the Roman Empire—participants will taste two sauces and a recreated beverage. The activity is rounded out with explanations from an expert, a display of clothing, and an exhibition of reproductions, tableware, grains, and spices.
