Apician Minutal

Name: Apician Minutal
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: olive oil; liquamen (Roman fermented fish sauce); wine; headed leek; mint; small fish; small forcemeat balls (isiciola); capon testicles; pork sweetbreads (glandulae); pepper; lovage; coriander; honey; tracta (pastry sheet)

Origin: Rome, Italy

Source: Apicius, 400

Ingredients

olive oil
liquamen (Roman fermented fish sauce)
wine
headed leek
mint
small fish
small forcemeat balls (isiciola)
capon testicles
pork sweetbreads (glandulae)
pepper
lovage
coriander
honey
tracta (pastry sheet)

Instructions

Cook together oil, liquamen, wine, headed leek, mint, small fish, forcemeat-balls, capon testicles and pork sweetbreads.
Grind pepper, lovage and green coriander (or seed); moisten with liquamen; add a little honey and the dish's own juices; temper with wine and honey.
Bring to the boil; crumble in tracta, bind and stir. Sprinkle with pepper and serve.