"Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome" by Apicius is a translated historical cookbook that reveals the food culture of ancient Rome. It shows how Roman citizens prepared meals and sheds light on their dining customs and food choices. The introduction sets the scene by explaining how important the Apicius text is for understanding ancient food preparation. It also talks about how tough it is to translate the old recipes accurately. The early parts of the book underscore the link between Rome's ancient cooking traditions and how we cook today, setting up an exploration of the recipes, ingredients, and the lavish lifestyle of ancient Roman society.
Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome
By Apicius
Discover the decadent banquets and unusual ingredients that tantalized the taste buds of ancient Rome’s elite.
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About the AuthorMarcus Gavius Apicius is believed to have been a Roman gourmet and lover of luxury, who lived sometime in the 1st century AD, during the reign of Tiberius. The Roman cookbook Apicius is often attributed to him, though it is impossible to prove the connection. He was the subject of On the Luxury of Apicius, a famous work, now lost, by the Greek grammarian Apion. M. Gavius Apicius apparently owed his cognomen to an earlier Apicius, who lived around 90 BC, whose family name it may have been: if this is true, Apicius had come to mean "gourmand" as a result of the fame of this earlier lover of luxury.
Marcus Gavius Apicius is believed to have been a Roman gourmet and lover of luxury, who lived sometime in the 1st century AD, during the reign of Tiberius. The Roman cookbook Apicius is often attributed to him, though it is impossible to prove the connection. He was the subject of On the Luxury of Apicius, a famous work, now lost, by the Greek grammarian Apion. M. Gavius Apicius apparently owed his cognomen to an earlier Apicius, who lived around 90 BC, whose family name it may have been: if this is true, Apicius had come to mean "gourmand" as a result of the fame of this earlier lover of luxury.
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