By: J Kusske
How does the modern recreation of garum compare to a Thai or other SE Asian fish sauce? “Salted putrification” has a nice ring to it, I’ll have to add that to my repetoire to describe some dishes (like...
View ArticleBy: wanda
No comment on garum. However, what a tidy-looking garden you have, Fr.Z. I’ve pared down to six tomato plants, Better Boy’s. What else have you planted, I can’t quite tell from the photo..cabbage?...
View ArticleBy: Marius2k4
I *love* garum! We made it in college first semester Latin class, and I remember being in the 5-10% or so who could tolerate it, much less enjoy it.
View ArticleBy: tioedong
I never tasted Garum but it sounds similar to patis, the local Asian fish sauce, which you can probably buy at your local Walmart (at least, that's where I used to buy it for my husband Lolo when we...
View ArticleBy: Luce
How wonderful to see your garden! My husband is the gardener, but I am required to visit it with him regularly in order to see the progress and hear the details:) I love his heirloom tomatoes, my...
View ArticleBy: Fr. John Zuhlsdorf
J Kusske: It is analogous. I have <a href="http://wdtprs.com/blog/2008/10/more-on-garum/" rel="nofollow">posted</a> to that as well.
View ArticleBy: jdskyles
Curious, how is garum similar and/or different from Asian style fish sauces?
View ArticleBy: Rouxfus
This post reminds me of a wonderful book where I first learned about garum: “Salt: A World History” by Mark Kurlanski. I had never before appreciated how important salt was in the Roman (and world, for...
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