Lobster, Another Way: Forcemeat (Isicia) from the Tail
Origin: Rome, Italy
Source: Apicius, 400
Ingredients
- lobster tail meat
- liquamen (Roman fermented fish sauce)
- pepper
- eggs
Instructions
- Prepare the tail (an intervening instruction is textually corrupt and uncertain).
- Boil the tail flesh and chop it.
- Work in liquamen, pepper and eggs, and form into forcemeat patties (isicia).