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If you're looking for a new quarantine cooking project, consider making an Ancient Roman recipe for fish sauce in your kitchen. To cook it, you'll need a pound of salt, two pounds of fish, and a high ...

Once indispensable, 'the ketchup of the ancient world' faded into obscurity. Here's how to add this unmistakable flavour in your kitchen You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign ...

This ancient Roman staple is enjoying a renaissance in modern kitchens, from René Redzepi’s beef-based version to restaurant Pipit's vegan green garlic sauce. Plus, a recipe for garum fish stew by ...

Ancient fast food: Thermopolia served ready-to-eat meals to Romans without kitchens, offering stews, porridge, olives, and garum-flavored dishes. Shared culinary roots: Many modern favorites, from ...

We usually associate fish sauce with Southeast Asian cooking. But it turns out the briny condiment also has deep roots in Europe, dating back to... Fish Sauce: An Ancient Roman Condiment Rises Again ...

Could anything be more zero-waste than a salty sauce made of vegetable peelings that would otherwise be bound for the compost? Today’s recipe is the pinnacle of zero-waste cookery. When all else fails ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. During the early morning hours at the ports of the Mediterranean, circa 50 A.D, ...

Noma Projects sells smoked mushroom garum, a vegan interpretation of a fermented fish sauce used for centuries. By Florence Fabricant The first product for home cooks from Noma Projects, a food lab ...

Fish sauce — that funky, flavor-enhancing fermented condiment — is part of what gives Southeast Asian cooking its distinctive taste. But it turns out, this cornerstone of Eastern cooking actually has ...