Ancient Roman Garum Factory Found in Israel, Suitably Far Away From Town

Ha'aretz ^ | December 16, 2019 | Ruth Schuster

[SunkenCiv]

• Pompeii 'fast food' bar unearthed in ancient city after 2,000 years [2019]
• 200,000 fish bones suggest ancient Scandinavian people were more complex than thought [2016]
• Sunken haul of Roman fish sauce found off Italy [2015]
• How a Ship Full of Fish Helped Recreate an Ancient Fish Sauce [2012]
• Roman Shipwreck Discovered Near Aeolian Islands [2010]
• Fish Sauce Used to Date Pompeii Eruption [ garum / liquamen] [2008]
• Waiter, There's a Fish in My Wine! [2005]

[SunkenCiv]

[Red Badger]

Now, we just use Amazon...............

[wastoute]

We have a town in Virginia, Kilmarnock, that boasts “that’s the smell of money.” I suppose if it’s money for you maybe it is. When it ain’t money for you it’s a stench.

[SunkenCiv]

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[BobL]

May not be a bad skill to learn, considering...

[dainbramaged]

Being downwind from a pulp mill on a hot day is no picnic, either.

[Army Air Corps]

Personally, I love nước mắm.

[NativeSon]

I’d like to make (with modifications) some.

[rdl6989]

You can say that again.

[rdl6989]

Here’s a video showing how fish sauce is made today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gul4c7jAagU

[Joe 6-pack]

The Supersizers... is an excellent BBC series primarily focused on culinary history.

In the episode Supersizers Eat: Ancient Rome, they indulge in some garum.

[Covenantor]

Pulp mill start up morning alarm clock...don’t plan on sleeping in...
;>)

[READINABLUESTATE]

If this is anything like padaek, (Lao fish sauce) I understand.

[DUMBGRUNT]

Personally, I love nước mắm.

And do not pass on the dried salty minnows that you crumble over the rice and veggies!

Most of today's 'brown' steak sauce is made with fish sauce, notice the anchovies on the ingredients list.

[SunkenCiv]

[snip] Titus complained of the tax which Vespasian had imposed on the contents of the City urinals (used by the fullers to clean woollens). Vespasian handed him a coin which had been part of the first day’s proceeds: ‘Does it smell bad, my son?’ he asked. ‘No, Father!’ ‘That’s odd: it comes straight from the urinal!’ [/snip]

https://www.ourcivilisation.com/smartboard/shop/suetnius/vspsn.htm

[Tucker39]

We have a paper mill in Spring Grove, York County, PA. And when the wind is right.....peeewww!

[SunkenCiv]

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[texas_mrs]

In my town, we have our dairies and feed lots for beef cattle. Often city dwellers will move here and then bitch about the smell. Go figure.

[Honest Nigerian]

In Mike Duncan’s podcast series “The History of Rome” he gives a very detailed explanation of what garum is (and what it is not), how it is made, etc. Was very fascinating.