The ancient Romans left behind a wealth of remains which help archaeologists and historians to understand what daily life was like in the Roman Empire. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1389/dinner-with-the-romans-an-interview-with-farrell-m/ #History #Food #Garum #Pompeii

I had the chance to taste #garum, the #ancient #Roman fish sauce, made of fermented fish.
I got this bottle of "Flor de Garum" made in Spain by Matiz España, following the ancient recipe, based on careful archaeological research.

Taste is quite similar to soy sauce but with a hint of fishiness. Even closer comparison can be found in Asian fish sauce, as in the Thai fish sauce "Squid" (last pic). Garum can be used in cooking to replace salt. I tried it in coconut curry soup (middle pic).

ICYMI: Culinary Detectives Try to Recover the Formula for a Deliciously Fishy Roman Condiment: From Pompeii to modern laboratories, scholars are working to recreate garum... https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/recoving-the-recipe-for-garum-180978846/ #foodhistory #garum #liquamen

Then I added salt, "Pope's Salt" from Cervia in #Italy, but any sea salt will do: 20% of the weight of the fish, or 77 grams. #garum

#Puls mit Petersilie. Den Punkt zu finden an dem Gerste al dente wird ist Gefühlssache. Mit etwas Sojasauce als #Garum Ersatz ganz nett.

Hoy empezamos con la salsa más famosa en época romana que se llamaba Garum. Esta salsa realizada generalmente con pescado azul y sus vísceras consistía en la fermentación al sol durante de varios meses. Se le atribuían entre otras características ser afrodisíaca, curativa o un perfecto aderezo para algunas comidas. #garum #historia #roma #antigüedad #cocina #arqueologia

Got some #fish guts and salt lying around? In just a few shorts months you could have your own batch of #Garum.

#Garum is an ancient #Roman condiment that pretty much went on everything (their words, not mine).

There were different flavors, styles, and levels of quality made for different foods and occasions.

Read more:
https://www.historyshapes.com/garum/

@histodons

#History #Histodons #AncientRome #CulinaryHistory #FoodHistory #Roman #Cartoon #Recipe #HistoryShapes

RT @Sgallegob@twitter.com

El cangrejo real es uno de los mariscos más raros de encontrar en los restaurantes murcianos. El jueves en #Garum os cuento dónde me he encontrado a este amigo tan escurridizo.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Sgallegob/status/1597597237504540673

Ĉu vi scias pri #garum (latine)? Ĝi estis #roma #fiŝsaŭco farita el fermentitaj fiŝvisceroj. Nekredebla! 🤢 🤮