(with one honourable mention who can bring the wine)
Inviting Romans to dinner sounds glamorous until you remember they invented both indoor plumbing and crucifixion.… Read the rest
Parthian Chicken: A recipe so good, the Romans invaded an empire to get it!
Ancient Roman cuisine offers a fascinating glimpse into the culinary traditions of one of history’s most influential civilizations. Among the array of dishes passed down through the centuries, one recipe stands out for its unique blend of flavors and historical significance: Parthian Chicken.… Read the rest
Vat Evaporation Calculations
It is fairly easy to calculate average evaporation rates, providing you have some data specific for the locality (such as the average temperature, the average relative humidity and the mean dew point) using thisformula:… Read the rest
Garum – The Roman Ketchup : Part 2 – Testing Heinrich Wunderlich’s Recipe
Heinrich Wunderlich, on his German page: Garum oder Liquamen der Alten, provides a method by which the industrial method of garum production can be reduced to quantities which can be produced in the culina, in sealed jars.… Read the rest
Garum – The Roman Ketchup : Part 1 – The Evidence
An army may have, as Frederick the Great intimated, “marched on its stomach”, but that didn’t necessarily mean that they liked what they ate.… Read the rest