Ancient Roman Farmers Meal Flatbread and Moretum
The source for this recipe is poem once attributed to Virgil, Moretum (around the 1st century), collected into the Appendix Vergiliana. This text shows the average day of a poor farmer and his diet, describing thoroughly the preparation of his modest meal: the flatbread with its filling, moretum, made with aged cheese, garlic, and fresh herbs from his garden. For cooking the flatbread, we used the testum. Testum was a terracotta cooking vessel characteristic of ancient cuisine, a sort of portable oven. It is difficult to buy one, so we made our own at home. You can use instead a regular oven or a pan to cook the bread. Ingredients For the flat bread Wheat flour Salt Water For the moretum Aged pecorino Garlic White wine vinegar Olive oil Rue Celery leaves Cilantro Check out our blog: If you liked the music on this video check our music an
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