The Roman upper classes were noted for their variety of foods and recipes. Here you can get a flavour of Roman cooking from these recipes. Some are mouth-watering. Some are unusual and some are, well, really cringemaking
Baked plaice Baian Stew Barley soup Boiled mussels Fish cooked in its own juice Fish Fillets with Leeks and Coriander Fish in herb sauce Fish pickle Fish with turnips in saffron sauce Fish in vine leaves Mackerel stuffed vine leaves Mussels in sweet wine sauce Mussels with lentils Oysters Patina of fillets of hake Patina of fresh anchovies Patina of Soles in Herb sauce Prawn rissoles Red Mullet in Fennel and Mint Sauce Sauce for sea bream Sauce for tuna fish Seasoned mussels Shellfish Forcemeats Souffle of small fishes Sweet Stuffed Sardines with Eggs
The Roman upper classes were noted for their variety of foods and recipes.