"It is a derivative from the ancient Roman fermented fish sauce."
Yup, garum. It's still around, actually. You can find it in any Italian specialty grocery. Gosh, I like food!
You and me both..........I could talk about it and swap recipes all day long.
Thursday a friend asked me about making jalapeno poppers. On Saturday I handed her a disk with a 14 page word document filled with recipes for them I have acquired over the years.......fried, baked, grilled, broiled........she's in heaven!