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Mustacei

Ancient Roman bread rolls leavened with fresh grape must

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Ancient Roman Grape-Must Bread – Mustacei – Historical Italian Cooking

Italiano Usually, ancient Romans leavened bread in three ways, Pliny writes in his monumental work Naturalis Historia: preparing a sourdough, kneading fresh must with millet or bran (or, according …...
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A taste of Ancient Rome – A Saturnalia feast FOLLOWING HADRIAN

As mentioned in a previous post (see here), I organised a small banquet at home on the occasion of the Saturnalia festival. I love ancient Roman food, and I tried a few more ancient recipes for thi…...
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Baking Bread with the Romans: Part IV – An Ancient Roman Recipe for Cato's Grape Must Cakes (Mustacei)

Explore the integral role of draft-animals in Roman bread bakeries and one of the many uses for grape must in this 2,000-year-old recipe for a sweet and savoury grape-based bread biscuit...
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Romans in Britain - Recipe for Mustacei (Wine Cakes)

Ancient recipe for Recipe for Mustacei (Wine Cakes)...

Associated Dishes

Cuzzetielle
Side, Snack, Appetizer
Patate arrosto
Patate arrosto
Side, Snack, Appetizer
Asparagi
Asparagi
Side, Snack, Appetizer
Orzo
Side, Snack, Appetizer