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BILLIONS and BILLIONS (See Carl Sagan.) of words have been written on the "Fall of the Roman Empire." The reasons have varied as the opinions have varied. Nothing new has been said in a l-o-n-g time.

The Romans did give us some GREAT food...and Catherine de Medici took it out of Italy on her way to marry a Frog.

From Wikipedia: For a time Catherine de Medici ruled France as its regent. In 1533, at the age of fourteen, Caterina married Henry, second son of King Francis I and Queen Claude of France [. Queen Claude of France was queen consort of France and duchess regnant of Brittany. She was the eldest daughter of Louis XII of France and Anne of Brittany, as well as the first spouse of Francis I of France.].

Under the gallicised version of her name, Catherine de Médicis, was Queen consort of France as the wife of King Henry II of France from 1547 to 1559.

The Italians and French "marriage" was sure a gastronomic goodie for us.

NOW I want some pizza!

My Italian friends like to tell me it was the Italians that taught the French to cook. That may be so.

It is certain that the French corrected their mistakes and taught the rest of the world.

"Ceterum censeo 0bama esse delendam."

'La bonne cuisine est la base du véritable bonheur.' - Auguste Escoffier
(Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness.)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)