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Procedee de obţinere a sosurilor de peşte în Antichitatea romană
Production methods of fish sauces in Roman Antiquity

Author(s): Iulia Dumitrache
Subject(s): History
Published by: Editura Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi
Keywords: fish sauces; garum; umami; ancient diet; salt

Summary/Abstract: Fish and fish sauces were very important in Roman diet, mainly as source of nutritive elements. Starting from the litterary sources, analogies were identified between ancient fish sauces and those produced in our days in South-East Asia. The aim of the article is to briefly present these methods and the nutritive and taste advantages offered by such products.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 56+58
  • Page Range: 73-82
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Romanian