Social Commentaries
Book XIII, 5: Pepper (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
When a beccafico, with its bright waxen flesh and plump sides, falls to you by lot, if you have taste, add pepper.
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Martial. “Book XIII, 5: Pepper (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1451/.
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Martial. “Book XIII, 5: Pepper (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1451/.
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