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[-] punkwalrus@lemmy.world 133 points 4 months ago

I mean, the Roman Empire was an olive tree superorganism. Prove me wrong.

[-] idiomaddict@feddit.de 42 points 4 months ago

There’s a Pax Romana/olive branch joke in there somewhere

[-] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

"We're taking your country over. You should produce olives. If not, then grapes. Or like, wheat, I guess. But definitely olives." - Pax Romana

[-] tiredofsametab@kbin.run 14 points 4 months ago

I am pretty sure they were sentient, rotting fish guts.

[-] MonkderDritte@feddit.de 5 points 4 months ago

Like in that sauce the whole mediterran had then?

[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Asafoetida

(Thanks, Max Miller!)

[-] MonkderDritte@feddit.de 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

No, sauce, Asafoetida is a spice (thanks).

Found it, it's Garum. The juice from salted fermented fish intestines.

this post was submitted on 07 Jul 2024
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