56 minutes ago, liuzhou said:I mean, there's not a lot you can do to vary a meatloaf, is there? The basics are still going to be there.
Seems to me that's akin to saying "there's not a lot you can do to vary roasted meat, etc."
To which I disagree.
As to the meatloaf: meat and loaf are certainly essential, but ingredients and preparation method can vary greatly.
56 minutes ago, liuzhou said:Surprisingly not. The 5th century Roman Apicius recipe is almost identical to modern American recipes.
To which Apicius recipe do you refer?
A quick search doesn't turn up anything that would commonly be thought of as meatloaf in this day and age.