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# Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome

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Review: Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome - interesting, ease to make, great value
Review: The world's first cook book, accessible to all! - As a historian and foodie, this book is essential to anyone interested in how Romans lived. It's literally one of the world's first cook books, and all the recipes work. Many of the recipes from Ancient Rome would form the standard European and middle-eastern repertoire of cooking up to the modern day. Ovis Apalus, for example, is deviled eggs (albeit, the Romans liked them a little more fishy, adding shrimp and fish sauce). The sausage recipes are easily recognized in the modern day as breakfast, Italian, and Salami. There is even a recipe that will astonish those of Scotch ancestry. Apparently, Apicius has a recipe for a dish that is nearly identical to modern-day haggis! This book will amuse, amaze, and satisfy your palate and stomach, as well as your mind, with accessible, exotic, and arguably accessible cuisine. The translation and adaptation of recipes is very well done. You need not worry about making your own garum, for example, a sauce made from fermented fish guts; many asian supermarkets carry bottled fish sauce that is made in much the same way, and tastes much the same, as well (Don't worry, it tastes like anchovies). We once used this book as the basis for a Roman Style toga party and feast. Everyone loved it.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #380,537 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #196 in International Cooking, Food & Wine #394 in Gastronomy History (Books) #486 in Cooking for One or Two |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (367) |
| Dimensions  | 6.25 x 0.75 x 9.25 inches |
| ISBN-10  | 0486235637 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0486235639 |
| Item Weight  | 14.4 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 320 pages |
| Publication date  | June 1, 1977 |
| Publisher  | Dover Publications |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome
*by E***M on June 24, 2025*

interesting, ease to make, great value

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The world's first cook book, accessible to all!
*by A***R on January 12, 2017*

As a historian and foodie, this book is essential to anyone interested in how Romans lived. It's literally one of the world's first cook books, and all the recipes work. Many of the recipes from Ancient Rome would form the standard European and middle-eastern repertoire of cooking up to the modern day. Ovis Apalus, for example, is deviled eggs (albeit, the Romans liked them a little more fishy, adding shrimp and fish sauce). The sausage recipes are easily recognized in the modern day as breakfast, Italian, and Salami. There is even a recipe that will astonish those of Scotch ancestry. Apparently, Apicius has a recipe for a dish that is nearly identical to modern-day haggis! This book will amuse, amaze, and satisfy your palate and stomach, as well as your mind, with accessible, exotic, and arguably accessible cuisine. The translation and adaptation of recipes is very well done. You need not worry about making your own garum, for example, a sauce made from fermented fish guts; many asian supermarkets carry bottled fish sauce that is made in much the same way, and tastes much the same, as well (Don't worry, it tastes like anchovies). We once used this book as the basis for a Roman Style toga party and feast. Everyone loved it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ An interesting little free Kindle classic
*by J***N on December 2, 2013*

It's somewhat boring as a book to read through, but as a free Kindle classic, what do you have to lose? I thought it was fascinating to read the meals people consumed in this historical period. The forward from the translator, though, is quite offensive at one point on the issue of Roman slaves, but sadly that was the perspective of the time(s).

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