I was reading about the Battle of Dyrrachium and the book said Caesar and his men ate “chara” bread that is still eaten in Albania today. What bread is this? (Bonus, some maps)
I was reading about the Battle of Dyrrachium and the book said Caesar and his men ate “chara” bread that is still eaten in Albania today. What bread is this? (Bonus, some maps)
I found somewhere that the “chara” mentioned there is also called “lapsana” and may be a wild tuber.
On another likely unrelated note, I have read many accounts of 16-17-18th century chronicles writing about hired Albanian guards carrying some sort of “semi prepared dough” with them in the trip and bake the bread on the spot when taking a rest. They kept the dough in their pockets/bags. I found this very amusing particularly that Roman soldiers also carried their dough on their pockets/bags too.
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I found somewhere that the “chara” mentioned there is also called “lapsana” and may be a wild tuber.
On another likely unrelated note, I have read many accounts of 16-17-18th century chronicles writing about hired Albanian guards carrying some sort of “semi prepared dough” with them in the trip and bake the bread on the spot when taking a rest. They kept the dough in their pockets/bags. I found this very amusing particularly that Roman soldiers also carried their dough on their pockets/bags too.
https://www.romanobritain.org/2-arl_food/poor-mil-food/military-bread.php
https://preview.redd.it/t9iohei02lhd1.png?width=838&format=png&auto=webp&s=bb835298c99cc35890afa0491a821e81a97b8a20
Big if true