100 ancient recipies

ANCIENT MEALS · 041 / 100 Roman literary foodways · Italian peninsula · Approximately first century CE Evidence: adapted surviving recipe. The historical evidence and modern cooking choices are distinguished below. Jump to recipe A meal made before the day's work The short Latin poem Moretum follows Simulus as he prepares food before going out to plough. Its cheese-and-herb mixture has become famous, but the poem is more than an ingredient list. Grinding grain, tending a fire, gathering plants, and pounding a spread all take time. A recent Classical Quarterly study examines the labour and social relationships in this literary scene, reminding readers that it should not be treated as a transparent documentary picture of every Roman farmer. The food itself is useful evidence. The British Museum's discussion of moretum identifies garlic, cheese, herbs, oil, and vinegar in the preparation and shows the importance of the mortar. Those ingredients form a forceful accompaniment to ...