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Ancient Roman cheesecake from the 2nd century BC, made with ricotta cheese, honey and flour

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Savillum (Roman Cheesecake) — Tasting History

A simple and tasty ancient Roman cheesecake sweetened with honey and sprinkled with poppy seeds...

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Savillum – Ancient Roman Cheesecake – Historical Italian Cooking

Italiano De Agri Cultura by Cato, written in the 2nd century BCE, is an extraordinary source of information about the management of the villa, the ancient Roman farm, as well as farming and breedin…...

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Ancient Recipe: Savillum (Cheesecake) (Roman, 1st century BCE) | Pass The Flamingo: Ancient Food History and Recipes

“Make a savillum thus: Mix half a libra* of flour and two and a half librae of cheese, as is done for libum [another kind of cheesecake]. Add 1/4 libra of honey and 1 egg. Grease an earthe…...

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Easy and Delicious Creamy Ancient Roman Cheesecake

This incredibly quick and easy ancient roman cheesecake will stack up against any modern recipe. It's simple yet packed full of flavor...

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Recipe for savillum - Musée de la Romanité à Nîmes

Savillum is the Roman version of cheesecake. It is a honey cake that is very easy to make. Here is the recipe: Ingredients 500g ricotta (or brousse cheese) 125g flour 2 eggs 180g honey Poppy seeds 5 drops of nuoc-mâm sauce (to replace the Roman “garum”...

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Savillum (Roman Cheesecake) Byzantine Recipe | Greek Recipes

Savillum (Roman Cheesecake) Byzantine Recipe...

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Savillum (Cheesecake)

Savillum is an ancient Roman cheesecake made with few ingredients - an easy and delicious dessert to enjoy anytime...

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How to make the original Cheesecake recipe | Chef H. Delgado

This week I have prepared a fantastic cheesecake recipe with one of my favourite Spanish artisan cheeses, "Afuega´l pitu"...

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The Graeco-Roman Sweet Tooth: An Ancient Recipe for Goat-Cheese Honey Cake The Greek Sweet Tooth: Goat-Cheese Honey Cake

Savillum meets Kalitsounia in this 2,500-year-old recipe for a sumptuous goat-cheese and honey cake fit for a banquet.... or for a midnight snack following a raucous game of kottabos...

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Ancient Roman Cheesecake (Savillum) Recipe

This honey sweetened cheesecake is made with eggs and ricotta cheese and flavored with orange zest, lemon juice, and bay leaves...

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Savillum – Torta al Formaggio dell’Antica Roma – Historical Italian Cooking

English Il De Agri Cultura di Catone, scritto nel II secolo a. C., costitutisce una straordinaria fonte di informazioni sulla gestione della villa, l’azienda agricola dell’antica Roma, …...

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