Romans Ate Fermented Fish Guts
October 12, 2017
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as posted by the channelHumankind has called some crazy stuff food over the years. Different continents, cultures, and eras have a different set of things we consider regular old food. Food history is one of the big new areas of history research. Today, let’s talk about Garum, a strange fish sauce that took the Roman world by storm. How was it made, how popular was it, why did we stopped eating it, and why it might just come back.
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Grout, James. "Garum." University of Chicago. Accessed September 14, 2017.
Oksman, Olga. "Garum sauceancient Rome's 'ketchup' becomes a modernday secret ingredient." The Guardian. August 26, 2015. Accessed September 14, 2017.
Prichep, Deena. "Fish SauceAn Ancient Roman Condiment Rises Again." NPR. October 26, 2013. Accessed September 14, 2017.
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