
Episode 298: Something Fishy: Garum, Liquamen and Muria – What’s in a Name?
A Taste of the Past
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How Did You Get Interested in Studying Fish Sauce?
i started out at the chef, then i took my first degree history. I encountered food historians like andrew dolby,. who confessed he couldn't cook, d needed help. Then we started work on epicius. But i realized that i needed the things i had to say. And archaeologists and historians were not hearing it because i speaking their language. So in order to learn the language of archaeology, i took er the name a at reading university. And you have to do it a dissertation. And so what defines roman, in fact, all ancient food in the mediterranean basin, is the use of fiso. This is anoild. You never see mould growing
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