Roast Flamingo (Another Way)
Origin: Rome, Italy
Source: Apicius, 400
Ingredients
- flamingo
- pepper
- lovage
- celery seed
- sesame
- parsley
- mint
- dried onion
- date
- honey
- wine
- liquamen (Roman fermented fish sauce)
- vinegar
- olive oil
- defrutum (reduced grape must)
Instructions
- Roast the flamingo.
- Pound pepper, lovage, celery seed, fried sesame, parsley, mint, dried onion and date; temper with honey, wine, liquamen, vinegar, oil and defrutum, and serve over the bird.