Cooking and Dining in Imperial Rome

An absolute waste of money, this is NOT in any way a translation of Apicus, there is not a single recipe in the book. deeply disappointed. In addition, the illustrations are totally unrelated and include pictures of sliced tomatoes and peanuts. I fully intend to request a refund as the description is so misleading

wonderful book! easy to read and the recipes are easy to follow. wonderfully written. Great insight into roman culinary. highly recommend!

As a historian and foodie, this book is essential to anyone interested in how Romans lived. It's literally one of the world's first cook books, and all the recipes work. Many of the recipes from Ancient Rome would form the standard European and middle-eastern repertoire of cooking up to the modern day. Ovis Apalus, for example, is deviled eggs (albeit, the Romans liked them a little more fishy, adding shrimp and fish sauce). The sausage recipes are easily recognized in the modern day as breakfast, Italian, and Salami. There is even a recipe that will astonish those of Scotch ancestry. Apparently, Apicius has a recipe for a dish that is nearly identical to modern-day haggis! This book will amuse, amaze, and satisfy your palate and stomach, as well as your mind, with accessible, exotic, and arguably accessible cuisine. The translation and adaptation of recipes is very well done. You need not worry about making your own garum, for example, a sauce made from fermented fish guts; many asian supermarkets carry bottled fish sauce that is made in much the same way, and tastes much the same, as well (Don't worry, it tastes like anchovies). We once used this book as the basis for a Roman Style toga party and feast. Everyone loved it.

Cet ouvrage permet de découvrir comment un cuisinier professionnel des années '30, devenu latiniste, comprenait les recettes antiques, même si sa compétence culinaire l'amène parfois à interpréter le texte latin de façon discutable.

I got this as a gift for my partner, who enjoys watching videos online of people creating ancient recipes and modernizing them. He is fascinated by ancient cooking so I bought this for him just as a “just because I love you” surprise gift, and he hadn’t heard of it and has been up reading it every night. It’s sparked his interest even more and he is constantly researching terms and animals and cookware mentioned in the book. Makes a great gift for anyone who enjoys both cooking and ancient history.

Hi lights, ' how using simple items, turn into tasty meals