“After our applause the next course was brought in. Actually it was not as grand as we expected, but it was so novel that everyone stared. It was a deep circular tray with the twelve signs of the Zodiac arranged around the edge. Over each of them the chef had placed some appropriate dainty suggested by the subject, Over Aires the Ram, chickpeas; over Tarus the Bull a beefsteak: over the Heavenly Twins testicles and kidneys; over Cancer the Crab, a garland; over Leo the Lion, an African fig; over Virgo the Virgin, a young sow’s udder; over Libra the Scales a balance with a cheesecake in one hand and a pastry in the other; over Scorpio, a sea scorpion, over Sagittarius the Archer, a sea bream with eyespots; over Aquarius the Water-Carrier, a goose; over Pisces the Fishes two mullets. In the centre was a piece of grassy turf bearing a honeycomb.”
RKS Literature: “Trimalchio’s Feast” : What’s on the Menu (Petronious)
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