Apicio, the chef of ancient Rome, left a recipe book with hundreds of garum dishes, cooked must and… Fenicopter languages
Marco Gavio Apicius lived under the kingdom of Tiberius, in the first century AC of him spoke classic authors such as Pliny the old man And Seneca. Painted as a joyful and luxury lover, he was recognized as one of the First great chefs of historyhaving left posters a fundamental work to understand the gastronomic tastes of ancient Rome.
His “De Re Coquinaria”reached up to us through numerous transcriptions, contains hundreds of recipes of dishes and sauces, divided into Ten volumes. For a contemporary palate, the flavors of Apicio cuisine are at least unusual.
The use of the garuma sauce obtained from the maceration of the fish entrails, used as an omnipresent seasoning – from meat, fish, to vegetables – as today happens with salt. Another recurring ingredient was the cooked mustused to replace vinegar.
The rich Roman, as can be seen from the writings, did not disdain exotic meats: among the most sought after dishes they were Ghiri fattened in the dark or the flamingo languageconsidered a real food from emperors.
Porcellum Oenococtum
Pig cooked in wine
Porcellum praeduras, orna. Adice in Caccabum Oleum, sevenmen, vinum, aquam; Obliga fasciculum leeks, confrontations; Media Cottura Color defruto. Adice in Mortarium Piper, Ligusticum, Careum, Origanum, Apii Semen, Laseris Radicem. Frica, Suffunde Depler, ius de His Sibi; Wine Et Passo Tempera; Obliga Amulo, Porcellum Compositum in Patina Perfunde, Piper Asparge et Infer.
Preparation: Prepare and leave the pig to flavor. In a saucepan Add oil, garum, wine And waterfall. Add a handful of leeks And corianderand colors halfway through cooking with del cooked must. In a paste mortar pepper, privet, cumin, oregano, celery seed And Silfio root – A plant now extinct similar to wild fennel, with a strong flavor similar to garlic. Add the Garum, the fat cast by the pig, wine And passito. Mix everything with flour. Arrange the pork well seasoned in a pan, sprinkle with other pepper and servants.
