Roman Recipes

[musesrealm]

Some of you know this, some of you don't: I'm part of a Roman living history group. Being the only female and (until just last month) the only civilian in our legion, I felt it was my duty to learn and cook some Roman food. Under the cuts are some of the recipes that I've had luck with. They are all adapted from a fantastic cookbook called Roman

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[ancientscripts]

The recipes look really cool. I'm an avid cook myself and I love reading about food anthropology and ancient recipes.

A few years ago Archaeology magazine had an article about recreating ancient recipes from Mongolians, Mesopotamians, and Maya. You might find them interesting. The online version is here:

http://www.archaeology.org/0411/abstracts/food.html

[musesrealm]

I'm mostly a baker, but I've been branching out into soups and stews as of late.

That's a really great article! Thanks for recommending it!

[lonestar9]

Thanks for the recipes, I am going to try the Cucumber one soon, maybe tommorrow..and some day the barley soup one as well!!

[musesrealm]

Let me know how they turn out! :D

[a_treitell]

You're such a wonderful geek.. :D

(And I didn't even know that Denver HAD a Roman living history group, too cool! :D)

[musesrealm]

*giggles*

We have a viking living history group as well. We usually end up next to them, which is nice because they have fire and we don't. Our groups usually end up sharing food and mead and wine. It makes for a pleasant time.

[a_treitell]

Sounds like a fun (if anachronistic ;)) night :D hehe

They provide the mead, you provide the win? :D

[shonao]

I'm gonna snag these from you to share! (if you don't mind?)
A good friend of mine just got his Laurel in period cooking here in the SCA.
He ALWAYS appreciates tried and good recipes!!!

You always have such interesting stuff!!!

[musesrealm]

Snag away! I'll be posting more of them as I experiment more this summer. Any particular types of recipes or foods that you are interested in?

[shonao]

ANYTHING period really!
My fried is receiving his Laurel (it's an SCA peerage) for period cooking.
So he's ALWAYS playing with stuff.

I play with them a little, but it always makes him squee like a school girl when I give him new recipes, and he always tests them out on his wife, so all are happy! *lol*

Thanks doll!