Another Cold Sauce for Boiled Wild Boar
Origin: Rome, Italy
Source: Apicius, 400
Ingredients
- pepper
- lovage
- cumin
- dill seed
- thyme
- oregano
- silphium
- rocket seed
- neat wine
- fresh green herbs
- onion
- fried hazelnuts or almonds
- date
- honey
- vinegar
- defrutum (reduced grape must)
- liquamen (fermented fish sauce)
- olive oil
Instructions
- Pound pepper, lovage, cumin, dill seed, thyme, oregano, a little silphium, and plenty of rocket seed.
- Moisten with neat wine; add fresh herbs, onion, fried hazelnuts or almonds, date, honey, vinegar, and a little more wine.
- Color with defrutum, then finish with liquamen and oil; serve cold.