[Sca-cooks] ancient Roman cookery

[Terry Decker]

I think you will find a number of us have experimented with Roman recipes. 
A number of years ago, I did a Baronesses Luncheon from my experiments. 
I've never tried to put together a Roman feast, mostly because I haven't had 
an early enough persona patron.  I'm actually more interested in the grain 
dishes like polenta and the breads.

The few experiments I did with garum, I used a Vietnamese fish sauce or 
Worchestshire, depending on availability.  A few years ago, I was gifted 
with a copy of a scholarly text on garum and liquamen.  I haven't done 
anything with it--yet.

Bear


> I decided it really was about time for me to officially speak up on this 
> list! I am Aurelia Coritana in Ansteorra, a 1st c. Roman-Brit.
>
> My culinary interests are ancient Roman recipes (with fresh ingredients, 
> of course, har har.) Does anyone else out there experiment with ancient 
> cookery? If you've ever made anything with garum, I'd love to hear from 
> you.
>
> Aurelia