Pompeii's ancient fast food restaurant still had food cooking. The thermopolium was serving lunch when Vesuvius erupted. Duck, goat, pig, and fish bones remain in pots. Wine jugs were found half-empty on counters. Customers' meals were preserved for 2,000 years.
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Creepy DiscoveriesFeb 04, 2026
Archaeologists discovered a 2,000-year-old Roman fast food restaurant in Pompeii with intact food still in the pots when Mount Vesuvius erupted.
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