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Explores the cuisine of the Mediterranean in ancient times from 750 B.C. to A.D. 450.
The Story of Garum recounts the convoluted journey of that notorious Roman fish sauce, known as garum, from a smelly Greek fish paste to an expensive luxury at the heart of Roman cuisine and back to obscurity as the Roman empire declines. This book is a unique attempt to meld the very disparate disciplines of ancient history, classical literature, archaeology, zooarchaeology, experimental archaeology, ethnographic studies and modern sciences to illuminate this little understood commodity. Currently Roman fish sauce has many identities depending on which discipline engages with it, in what era and at what level. These identities are often contradictory and confused and as yet no one has attem...
Apicius is a guide for experienced cooks, much like 18th and 19th century US cookbooks, where the recipe leaves almost all the explanations and cooking instructions out.
Describes the preparation techniques and ingredients used to prepare food in Imperial Rome, with dozens of recipes for authentic dishes from the era.
This is the seventeenth volume of the ongoing series of papers and submissions to the Oxford Symposium on Food & Cookery, the longest running food history conference in the world.
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"Eugenia Ricotti has compiled 56 delicious preparabe recipes gleaned from the ancient sources and updated with ingredients available to the contemporary cook. The author has drawn from such works as Athenaeus's 'The deipnosophists,' as well as the comedies, to bring to life the delights, not just of the food and wine, but also of the conviviality that was an important part of the meal in ancient Greece." --
"The Married Man" is a short story written by D. H. Lawrence, exploring the complexities of marriage and human relationships. Set against the backdrop of early 20th-century England, the narrative delves into the emotional and psychological dynamics between spouses. The story follows the protagonist, a married man whose life is thrown into turmoil when he becomes entangled in a passionate affair with another woman. As he grapples with feelings of guilt, desire, and obligation, he confronts the limitations of his marriage and the societal expectations that govern his behavior. Through vivid characterizations and evocative prose, Lawrence examines themes of love, betrayal, and personal identity. He paints a nuanced portrait of the human condition, revealing the inner conflicts and contradictions that shape individuals' lives.
This volume of papers presented at the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery follows the pattern of previous collections. The Symposium entitled Food and Memory was held in September 2000 at St Antony's College, Oxford uner the joint chairmaship of Alan Davidson and Theodore Zeldin.