

Secular printed books began in 1472 in Europe; and, the first print version of Marcus Gavius Apicius, “Apicius: Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome”, was 1483 AD in the Latin-language. The first non-Latin, language edition was printed in the 19th century AD; and, the first English-language version was printed in 1936 AD. I choose, the chicken bowl of Apicius, as a dish eaten by hand without “eating utensils” in the preferred habits of Ancient Rome. Similarly, the Ancient Japanese ate without “chopsticks” as eating utensils for rice bowls of chicken.
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