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Roman recipes on Coquinaria

Returning hunting party. Mosaic, Villa Romana del Casale, Sicily, 4th century CE. Source wikimedia, Jerzy StrzeleckiRoman recipes have survived in several contemporary texts. Most widely known is De re coquinaria or Apicius, a collection of recipes dating from the first to fourth century. Other sources are for example De agricultura by Cato ('On agriculture', ca 200 BC) and De observatione ciborum by Anthimus ('Remarks on Food', 6th century).

The art of Roman cookery may also have been enjoyed in North-West Europe, if one takes into account archaeological finds of, for example, amphorae for garum or preserved quail.

Roman chestnuts

Straight to the recipe High in carbohydrates, low-fat, gluten free Edible chestnuts were probably introduced in the Netherlands by the Romans. Dutch summers do not always yield ripe chestnuts, but usually enough chestnuts can be gathered under a tame chestnut tree for a nice meal. The picture on the right shows two ancient tame chestnut trees in the…

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Filed Under: Roman, Italy, Side dish, With fish (pescetarian) Tagged With: wijnruit, kastanje, chestnut, honey, rue Gepubliceerd op 29 February 2016Laatste wijziging 21 October 2020

Lucanian sausages

Straight to the recipe An ancient Roman delicacy In June 2012 I gave a talk about Roman Food at the Roman Festival in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. This inspired me to try my hand at preparing Lucanicae, one of the recipes for sausages in the Roman cookery book De re coquinaria. I have written more on this book in my notes on other…

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Filed Under: Roman, Italy, Snack, With meat Tagged With: pork, garum, rue Gepubliceerd op 28 June 2012Laatste wijziging 2 February 2020

Roman health food

A nourishing recipe from the first century AD Straight to the recipe Hadrian’s Wall is the iconic heritage monument of Roman presence in Britain. It still determines the border between England and Scotland. The remains of Romanpresence in the Netherlands are less obvious, but the Dutch are becoming more and more aware of this part of their…

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Filed Under: Roman, Soup, With meat Tagged With: barley, cilantro, lovage Gepubliceerd op 21 June 2015Laatste wijziging 9 December 2019

Roman fish sauce

Garum or liquamen Garum is one of the basic ingredients in the cuisine of Roman antiquity. It is a fish sauce that was used to salt dishes. One can’t simply use kitchen salt in recipes, because instead of extracting moisture (which is what salt does), garum adds moisture to a dish. When preparing an authentic Roman dish, this sauce is…

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Filed Under: Technique, Roman, Italy, Condiment Tagged With: salt, mint, sardine Gepubliceerd op 24 April 2005Laatste wijziging 9 December 2019

Sacred beans

Straight to the recipe A Roman recipe with broad beans Prior to the transatlantic migration of the American Phaseolus-family (amongst them kidney beans and French beans), the only beans known to the ancient world were broad beans (BE) or fava beans (AE). Of course there were other legumes, like peas, chick peas and lentils, but these…

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Filed Under: Roman, Italy, Side dish, Meat nor fish (vegetarian), With fish (pescetarian) Tagged With: broad beans, leek, cilantro, lovage Gepubliceerd op 12 June 2010Laatste wijziging 9 December 2019

Roman patina with herbs

Straight to the recipe In the introduction to the recipe for Roman patina with asparagus and quail I wrote about this dish. On this page is another recipe for patina with asparagus, without meat but with green herbs. I also used green asparagus this time. The cilantro and lovage leaves add a very distinct flavour to this…

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Filed Under: Roman, Italy, Meat nor fish (vegetarian), With fish (pescetarian) Tagged With: asparagus, cilantro, lovage, egg Gepubliceerd op 24 April 2005Laatste wijziging 9 December 2019

Roman apricots

A summer starter Straight to the recipe The classical Roman kitchen consisted of much more than spectacular and pretentious dishes with exotic ingredients. On the contrary, a true Roman appreciated simple food with vegetables and fruit, like the recipe of this page, Roman apricots. This dish was not a dessert, but was served during the first course of the meal, the gustatio….

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Filed Under: Roman, Italy, First course, Dessert, Meat nor fish (vegetarian) Tagged With: fruit, apricot Gepubliceerd op 10 July 2008Laatste wijziging 9 December 2019

Omelette with quail and asparagus

Patina, a Roman dish This is a recipe from Antiquity.It is from the cookbook that inspired me in naming my website Coquinaria. It is called De Re Coquinaria, although it is better known as Apicius. More about his cookbook can be read at the recipe for Roman mussels. And another recipe for Roman patina (vegetarian) can be found…

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Filed Under: Roman, Italy, Lucheon dish, First course, Main dish, With meat Tagged With: quail, egg, asparagus Gepubliceerd op 24 April 2005Laatste wijziging 8 December 2019

Roman sourdough bread

The Romans knew several kinds of bread. Mostly these breads were made with sourdough. The meal that was used was wheat, spelt, barley or rice. Even ground pulses were used. In the second century before Christ bread started to displace pulses as basic food. Bread was eaten every day, at every meal. This explains the…

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Filed Under: Roman, Italy, Savoury pastry Tagged With: honey, cheese, bread Gepubliceerd op 2 November 2002Laatste wijziging 1 December 2019

Mussels in antiquity

Straight to the recipe As the Romans liked to eat them The months around Thanksgiving and Christmas are filled with good wining and dining. Give yourself a break from stuffed turkeys and roasted gammon, and have some humble shellfish. The mussel has been eaten ever since the stone age. The historical recipe on this page…

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Filed Under: Roman, Italy, First course, With fish (pescetarian) Tagged With: mussels, sauce, honey Gepubliceerd op 2 November 2002Laatste wijziging 24 November 2019

Roman tuna

Straight to the recipe Great with stewed cucumber Every year around the first day of May there is a Romeinenweek or ‘Week of the Romans’ in the Netherlands, when Roman heritage is put in the spotlight with festivals, events and activities. This year I was there on April 29 at a recently discovered Roman army marching…

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Filed Under: Roman, Italy, Main dish, With fish (pescetarian) Tagged With: lovage, tuna, honey Gepubliceerd op 26 August 2017Laatste wijziging 24 November 2019

Imperial cucumber

Straight to the recipe Great with Roman tuna Pliny the Elder (23 – 79 AD) describes in his encyclopedia Naturalis historia everything that live and exists on Earth. Originally there were 102 volumes, but unfortunately only 37 have survived. These 37 volumes include the ones on animals and plants, so we can still read what Pliny had to…

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Filed Under: Roman, Italy, Side dish, Meat nor fish (vegetarian) Tagged With: cucumber, honey, groente, komkommer, honing, vegetables Gepubliceerd op 26 August 2017Laatste wijziging 24 November 2019

Roman broccoli

A recipe for broccoli from De re coquinaria, a Roman cookbook with recipes from the 1st to 4th centuries. If a vegetable like broccoli already existed, it was probably something that looked like Brassica rapa var. Cymosa, also known as Cima di rapa or rapini (broccoli raab): thin stalks with leaves and small flowerbuds. Where I live (the Netherlands), Cima di…

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Filed Under: Roman, Italy, Side dish, Meat nor fish (vegetarian) Tagged With: lovage, cumin, komijn, rue, wijnruit, salad, salade, lavas, broccoli Gepubliceerd op 19 February 2009Laatste wijziging 23 November 2019

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