Posted on 03/08/2020 9:53:08 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
What you may consider to be a quintessentially American invention is actually mentioned in an ancient Roman cookbook called Apicius.
The text was written by an unknown author sometime between the late 4th and 5th century AD and contains lots of recipes.
One of those recipes describes a dish called 'Isicia Omentata'.
It details how a cook should use minced meat, pepper, pine nuts and a rich fish-based sauce and form them all into a patty shape.
This Roman delicacy looks very similar to modern day burgers once cooked.
The Romans are also credited for being big users of 'fast food joints' and even brought them over to Britain.
These places were known as thermopolia and served quick food like chicken legs and lamb chops to people in large towns.
Food Historian Dr Annie Gray previously explained on an English Heritage blog: "We all know that the Romans left a huge mark on Britain, fundamentally altering the British diet forever."
She added: "Street food became available en masse, and many of our favourite foods were introduced, including Isicia Omentata, what can be seen as the Roman forefather to today's burger."
Gray also said that the Roman burgers would have been "more upmarket" and "complex" than the ones we know today.
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Regards,
Forget it, he’s rolling.
Not if you live near New Mexico. They export a lot of them.
I actually ordered some from New Mexico once.
The Italians need to sue Micky Dees.
Okay, who traveled back in time and taught them about hamburgers?
Here in the Denver area, there are little roadside shops all over selling chilies and pine nuts. They call them pinons. Expensive, but tasty.
Until you get one that turns to dust when you crack it open. Eww!
Pine Nuts are good as a flavor agent, but they’re often expensive. I only used them when I had jobs as a cook.
Now, I’ll need to go to Trader Joes or Whole Foods and pick some up for one of my kitchen ‘experiments’.
That, plus Tarragon and Manoa honey from Hawaii.
Tarragon is like a mix of high quality Basil with a hint of Anise. I have an idea for a concoction.
That pic reminds me of a joke...
...the drunk replied, ‘it was a roast beef sandwich, on a hard roll.’
It's a little known fact that pine nuts come from wooden soldiers.
I need to change my screen name to “Isicia Omentata”
Do they mean garum?
Wasn't that also the name of that song in "The Lion King"?
I KNEW it had a familiar sound!
Medicus Brunneis.
LOL
[singing] take a look on the bright side of life...
You can hold the garum on mine please.
I should have put my graffiti photo in your thread below this one, but saw the reference from the movie...
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