> I once read it estimated that the average Jew in first-century Palestine would have probably eaten less than a pound of beef per year.
Which makes sense, in a region that was profoundly ill-suited for cattle farming...
If you want to talk about staggering quantities of low-quality meat, look at European military/naval rations from the early modern period. At least a pound a day of salt beef, pork, or fish.
Which makes sense, in a region that was profoundly ill-suited for cattle farming...
If you want to talk about staggering quantities of low-quality meat, look at European military/naval rations from the early modern period. At least a pound a day of salt beef, pork, or fish.
https://csphistorical.com/2016/01/24/salt-pork-ships-biscuit...