Bread is a staple in kitchens across ... of the archaeological specimens found at Pompeii and Herculaneum. 10. Dust the top of the loaf with flour. 11. Decorate your loaf. Panis Quadratus is ...

"Modernist Bread" author Nathan Myhrvold delves into the history of the loaf. He describes how, in the case of Pompeii and Herculaneum, not only are there frescoes containing paintings of bread ...

As if to emphasise its focus on everyday life, the British Museum’s show features a 2,000-year-old loaf of bread, neatly divided into slices, from a Herculaneum bakery. Like the seven items of ...