Beer
Sim. Bring me in that Samian phial some beer which, in this heat, should be very good for refreshing one’s body.
Scop. Which sort of beer will you have?
Sim. The lightest you have, for other kinds muddle the mind too much and make the body too fat.
Pol. Give me some also, but in the round glass.
Scop. Run to the kitchen and see what they are waiting for. Why don’t they send another course? You see that already no one further tastes of this. Bring young cocks cooked with lettuce, garden oxtongue, and endive; also mutton and calf’s flesh.
Crit. Add also a little mustard or rock-parsley in small dishes.
Dem. Mustard seems to me a strong (violenta) food.
Crit. It is not suitable for bilious people, but is not without its usefulness for those who abound in thick and cold humours.
Pol. Therefore are the countries of northern latitudes wise in using it, for whom it is of great service, especially with thick and hard food, e.g., with beef and salted fish.