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December 19, 2019

An Ancient Factory Discovered in Israel Produced the Roman Empire’s Favorite Sauce

Made from fermented fish.

In ancient Roman cuisine, garum, a nonalcoholic fermented fish sauce, was a staple of every kitchen and a necessary ingredient of countless recipes. Archaeologists recently discovered a Roman-era factory for the condiment near Ashkelon on the Israeli coast, as Amanda Borschel-Dan writes:

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