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I finally made GARUM | Ancient Rome's favorite condiment

Tasting History with Max Miller · tutorial · Watch on YouTube

Cooking & foodWorld history

What it is

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.

Why Hacker News recommends it

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

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2021

What HN commenters said

  1. “Worth a watch if you’re into cooking, or history, or both.”

    Channel cooking dishes from antiquity, including garum

    el_benhameen, 2021-05 · Recommendation · in “Stuffed Dormouse and Fish Gut Sauce: The Flavors of Pompeii (2019)”

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Topics: garum, fish sauce, roman food, food history, fermentation

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