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Exotic Culinary Affair

Perhaps the most exotic annual culinary affair was hosted by Clodius (also spelled Claudius), a rich Roman actor who had one hundred birds given voice lessons at a cost of approximately $250 per bird. He had these birds made into a pie for his guests. He then offered a drink which contained a dissolved pearl worth about one-half million dollars.

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