Posted on 05/05/2024 5:10:23 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
...In addition to the amphorae, archaeologists found ropes, shoes, a wooden drill and organic "dunnage" or matting, made from vine shoots and grass, that was used to protect the ship's hull from the cargo, Cau said...
Many of the amphorae contained the remnants of fish sauce, while others held oil from plants — likely olives, wine, and perhaps olives preserved in vinegar. The distinctive amphorae for different products were labeled with painted inscriptions known as "tituli picti" in Latin, he said...
Previous studies found that many of the oil amphorae had seals stamped with a "Chrismon," or Christian monogram — similar to the Chi-Rho symbol of Constantine — which suggested they may have been marketed by a church authority, Cau said.
In another key discovery, the wooden "step" connecting the mast to the hull was found to contain a coin from Roman Siscia (in modern-day Croatia), in line with Roman rituals for blessing a ship. The coin was made during the reign of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great and fixed the earliest possible date of the ship as A.D. 320...
The ancient Romans were big fans of fish sauce and enjoyed several different types. The most famous may be "garum," which seems to have been a luxury product made from fermented fish viscera (guts) and blood, but "liquamen" seems to have been made from whole fish.
The archaeological analysis found fragments of fish bones in some of the amphorae from the Ses Fontanelles wreck, which indicated the "liquaminis flos" they were labelled as holding — Latin for liquamen "flower," which may have meant "best liquamen" — was made mostly from anchovies but contained some sardines.
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Like "Hebrew National", only different.
Doesn’t look too seaworthy.
No wonder it sunk.
Still, though, both answering to an even higher authority...😉
Caesar salad dressing too...
Fish sauce doesn’t really make food taste like fish. Lots of Asian dishes are flavored with it, and you’ve probably eaten it without knowing :-)
I’ve made kimchi minus the fish sauce so basically a type of sauerkraut
Green Goddess dressing has anchovies, too.
I remember those commercials!
Even Uncle Sam will be answering to an even higher authority...😉
It’s always Red Boat for me
Anyone knowledgeable about far eastern food knows that fish sauce is still used in Vietnam,Philippines and Indonesia where it is named “trassi” It is an extreme flavor enhancer. Smells like hell but tastes divine. Just like those who disdain durian fruit. They’re missing a rge part of culinary delight.
Isn’t that how Worcestershire sauce is made?
Not sure if it still does, but the original A.1 steak sauce had anchovies dissolved in vinegar.
MMMMMMM...GARUM!!
It’s pretty tasty...
We like Three Crabs brand a lot.
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Love me some Three Crabs although the Filipino stuff isn’t bad at all.
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Can you please tell us what that is, and how it is prepared?
There will be pleasant eating for the next couple of weeks.
Some will be going into the fish sauce. Thanks for the tip!
I think I just lost my appetite for about 35 days. UUUUUGH
I think that stuff was called garum. It was a delicacy.
The Three Crabs brand is the best!
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