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A real Roman bread for Fornacalia

16 February 2022

My visit to Ostia Antica last year, guided by the wonderfully knowledgeable Farrell Monaco, was destined to end in more than a podcast. There was no way I was going to be able to avoid attempting a panis quadratus of my own, and what better time to make the effort than during Fornacalia?

How did it go? You’ll have to head over to my breadsite.

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