Ancient Roman Cookery, Apicius and garum
I used Ecclesiastical Latin pronunciation because being Italian it's the easiest one for me but I'm aware this name would be pronounced differently in Classical pronunciation.
Cookery-books seem to have been numerous in antiquity, but only one has come down to us, and that is in Latin. It bears the name of Apicius. it is preserved in two ninth-century manuscripts.
Apicius is mentioned by several authors. A number of anecdotes are told about him, and his name is linked with several culinary inventions. SENECA is the first to give an account of his death : when, on counting his fortune, he found one day that, after having spent a hundred millions of sesterces mainly on food , he had only ten million sesterces left, and the prospect of starvation before him, he poisoned himself.
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Isicia: Ancient Roman meatballs
In the recipe collection of Apicius alone there are several recipes for meatballs: wrapped in caul, fried or simply simmered in broth, as I did for this video.
You need: minced meat (Apicius uses pork), all purpose flour, red wine, nuts, myrtle berries, black pepper, garum fish sauce (or a suitable substitute like Vietnamese or Thai fish sauce or even soy sauce), lovage or parsley.
You can find more recipes in my cookbooks GARUM: Recipes from the Past“ (available in English, German, French and soon in Italian), From Eden to Jerusalem: Recipes from the Time of the Bible“ (available in English, German and Italian), or VEGETUS: Vegetarian Recipes from the Past“ (English, German, Italian). For quick and easy no-fuzz gourmet recipes there is Cooking on the Move: 100 Recipes for Mobile Kitchens. And if you like, visit my website at
Apicius #8: Ius in locusta et cammari (Roman licorice shrimp recipe)
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Livarda, Alexandra, and Marijke Van Der Veen. Social Access and Dispersal of Condiments in North-West Europe from the Roman to the Medieval Period. Vegetation History and Archaeobotany 17 (2008): S201-209.
Pollard, Elizabeth Ann. Indian Spices and Roman Magic in Imperial and Late Antique Indomediterranea. Journal of World History 24, no. 1 (2013): 1-23.
Ancient Roman Pork Stew with Red Wine
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Today we prepare an ancient Roman pork collar stew from the 8th book of De Re Coquinaria.
Ingredients:
pork collar
red wine
garum
defritum
leek
dill
black pepper
Spelt puls
Chickpeas and green beans
Chard with mustard
Garum
Muria
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Music by Lilium Aeris
Andrea Tuffanelli – tympanum
Serena Fiandro – flute
Kalliopeia Sopha – Mesomedes of Crete 2nd century
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Episode 1 Pine kernel sauce from Apicius
This is a demonstration of a recipe from the Roman recipe text known as Apicius. It is a sauce using roasted pine kernels, cumin, thyme and honey. It was served with wild boor in the text (Apicius chapter 8.1.4). I am using authentic cooking techniques and equipment. This includes a masonry hob typical of those found in Pompeii, a Roman mortaria and frying pan. For more details see my blog on
Ancient Roman Beef Stew - Copadia
Today we prepare an ancient Roman beef stew. This flavorful and aromatic copadia, fragrant with Mediterranean herbs and spices, is a great plate for the primae mensae of a convivium or, paired with polenta, is a perfect main dish for a simple dinner eaten at home or in an ancient Roman diner, a way to try the great aromatic complexity obtained thanks to a skillful combination of simple ingredients.
Ingredients:
beef
raisins
mulsum
spices (black pepper, cumin, celery seeds, myrtle berries)
fresh herbs (mint, fennel, savory, thyme)
salt
Venison Stew and Spelt Puls
Pork Stew
Barley Polenta
Fava Beans
Ancient Greek Bread
Plebeian Bread
Grape Must Bread
Flatbread and Chickpea Soup
Flatbread and Moretum
Beef Stew
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Andrea Tuffanelli - tympanum
Serena Fiandro - flute
First Delfic Hymn - Athenaeus 128 BCE
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