Caraway Alexander, a chef with a keen interest in history, has launched Salona, a pop-up focusing on ancient Roman cuisine in Portland. After exploring ancient Italian diets, they discovered stark contrasts to contemporary Italian fare, noting the absence of ingredients like tomatoes and pasta. Salona will serve unique dishes such as pork belly with spelt porridge and chicken wings with barley. Caraway emphasizes the originality of their recipes, drawing from historical practices. Plans for more pop-ups are in place, and updates can be followed on Instagram.
I've always really been interested in history... what their markets were like, what their day-to-day was like. I find that really fascinating.
I was really surprised that it was so drastically different from how we know Italian foods today. There's no tomatoes, no eggplants, no coffee, and no pasta.
The original salad dressing. Like the first one.
After months of experimenting with Roman food, Caraway has launched a new project called Salona that is surely the only ancient Roman food pop-up in the Portland area.
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