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The Food of Ancient ROme
Today Ketchup and Parsley are Ubiquitous but 2000 Years Ago It Was Garum and Silphium
Garum
Garum was a condiment that the ancient Romans truly loved. They used it in everything and there were factories on coastlines all over the empire dedicated to making it. Shipwrecks full of amphorae of garum have been discovered in recent years. But what was it?
If you have ever had Thai or Vietnamese food, it's likely you've had something similar to garum. It's a fish sauce, made from the entrails of anchovies, left in the sun to ferment. Sounds delicious, right? Well, the ancient Romans thought so. They put it in everything including their deserts. When I first started trying the ancient Roman recipes, I was worried about the fish sauce, having grown up in an area far from a coast and in a family that ate little fish. But I found that fish sauce gives dishes a salty, umami flavoring when used in small doses. This makes sense as the Romans used salt to preserve their food, but not to salt it--they didn't need to when they had garum.
Today's expert on garum (and really all things surrounding ancient Roman food) is food historian Sally Grainger. She has written extensively on the topic of this ancient sauce. She has a new book coming out i
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The first unusual form I accept ever eaten…
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Fish fingers, chips brook beans!
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Srithanu Kitchen besides in Koh Phangan.
Dr Adornment on Koh Samui (below)
Your favourite Tai dish?
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