[snowsislander]

...that include such delicacies as foie gras.
Of more importance would be Roman contributions to the military...

I myself count the spreading of foie gras production from the Egyptians and Greeks as a very important Roman contribution to our world also. ;-)

[R. Scott]

I myself count the spreading of foie gras production from the Egyptians and Greeks as a very important Roman contribution to our world also. ;-)

I do have plebian tastes, but I put foie gras in the same category as caviar – eaten more for the status than the taste. I suppose I could (with a lot of dedication) develop a taste for them, but I haven’t yet developed a taste for cottage cheese, broccoli or cheap Scotch either.