Sauce for Various Birds
Origin: Rome, Italy
Source: Apicius, 400
Ingredients
- pepper
- cumin
- lovage
- mint
- raisins or Damascus plums
- honey
- myrtle wine
- vinegar
- liquamen (Roman fermented fish sauce)
- olive oil
- celery
- savory
Instructions
- Grind pepper, fried cumin, lovage, mint, stoned raisins or damsons and a little honey.
- Temper with myrtle wine, vinegar, liquamen and oil; warm and stir with celery and savory.