Making Ancient Roman Garum from scratch. #ancientrome #tastinghistory

[RRtradestar]

It amazes me that we figured out how to let something go so bad that it becomes edible again

[sleekestice]

"How'd you get arrested?"
*"Fishy business."*

[jasonzimmerer]

I’m imagining the first attempt was a assassination gone wrong. Instead of dying from food poisoning, he liked it.

[CensorshipGenesis]

Portuguese here. That was definitely a major commercial export item, back in the day. Archeological excavations in what is nowadays Lisbon. Found "factories". Other common exports both from Roman and Phoenician times. Were salt, fish, cereals, olive oil, fruits specially orange... Fun fact. Some of the old locations of the "salinas" where you produce salt. Are still used to this day! ;-)

[idkwuzgoinon]

Imagine being his neighbor. A blessing and a curse lol

[jarkoer]

That's wild. My mother's Thai and that's exactly how she would make her special "fish sauce".

[farangthony]

Here in Thailand it's called "Pla ra" and it's still popular today. If you've ever had Som tum (spicy papaya salad) it's either Pla ra or Kapi (fermented shrimp paste) that gives it the funky umami taste. When cooking with it a little goes a long way, not to be used the same way as regular fish sauce.

[Ballacha]

Just in case anyone wonders, salt being able to preserve food was already a well known piece of knowledge in many ancient civilisations. Therefore, accidentally leaving salt-covered food out in hot conditions to the point where it ferments itself was also common. That’s why romans and asians have (almost) the same thing.

[yungshino]

This is a Certified Tasting History Classic.

[courtneydurham]

The first person to figure out this shit was delicious was a bro who was dared by his buddies to taste the nasty fish sludge.

[nickam]

For anyone wondering, the recipe image is actually written in Greek and is not a recipe at all. It's a guide on how to plant ivy from what I can tell. Geoponika is also Greek and comes from the word γεωπονία (agronomy).

[ShaunboloshisII]

Neighbors :" what's that smell!? Holy mackerel!"

[demetrinight]

I love that you have a fish shaped bottle to store your Garum. 😁

[TheSkyrimInquisitor]

Whoever first ate this and blue cheese had nothing too lose apparently

[HiraethBathala]

The murky gray mixture is called Ginamos in the Mindanao islands in the Philippines. And we dip and eat it (with all the guts and juices) with rice, meat, steamed plantains, tomatoes, etc. The clear liquid is called Patis. We use it for sauces and soups.

[camcam]

Neighbors after month 1: so he forsure killed somebody… dinners still on tho

[abigaildemesa]

In the Philippines: ancient recipe

Brown sludge - Bagoong (darker fish sauce)
Amber liquid - patis (fish sauce)

Both are condiments for cooking

[misslangleysoryuisiconic]

When I watched this… my Filipino senses is tingling

[jonathanjuillerat]

As someone who lives next to the ocean and many popular fishing spots and companies I can smell this thru my phone.

[nickc]

8 POUNDS? 😭 you're a menace bro lmao