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I finally made GARUM | Ancient Rome's favorite condiment

I finally made GARUM | Ancient Rome's favorite condiment on HackerTube: recommended by 1 Hacker News commenter across 1 month, 2020–2021.

Tasting History with Max Miller

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Max Miller of Tasting History makes garum, the fermented fish sauce of ancient Rome, using a same-day recipe. He covers the history of the condiment along the way.

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HN cites it in threads on Roman food and fish sauce as a hands-on demonstration of making garum.

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“Worth a watch if you’re into cooking, or history, or both.”
— el_benhameen, May 2021, in “Stuffed Dormouse and Fish Gut Sauce: The Flavors of Pompeii (2019)”

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4 Hacker News comments link this video. Each one links back to its thread.

el_benhameenMay 2021Recommends

There’s a fellow on youtube who makes dishes from antiquity, including garum. Worth a watch if you’re into cooking, or history, or both. ▶ this video

in “Stuffed Dormouse and Fish Gut Sauce: The Flavors of Pompeii (2019)” · View on HN

MichaelMoser123Jul 2021Cites it

Max Miller on youtube says he knows how to make Garum - the fish sauce that is often referenced. ▶ this video Now sure if that is genuine, i previously read that the recipe for this stuff has been lost (but the Author says his receipe is based on Byzantine sources) More about the author here: [link] it says his historical cookbook will be published next year, in 2022.

in “What did the ancient Romans eat?” · View on HN

eindiranJul 2020Cites it

This video covers how you can make garum using a modernized version of a surviving recipe from the Geoponica: ▶ this video

in “Did fish sauce in Vietnam come from ancient Rome via the Silk Road?” · View on HN

virtue3Jul 2020Cites it

I mean... sure, programming is just putting together 0 + 1 and calling it a day too. I think you're severely downplaying how unlikely it is that this was just "done". It smells like death, so it would be unlikely anyone would necessarily want to eat it in the first place: ▶ this video

in “Did fish sauce in Vietnam come from ancient Rome via the Silk Road?” · View on HN

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Cooking & foodWorld historygarumfish sauceroman foodfood historyfermentation