Emona Night at MUZA – Stories, Words and Flavours
DINNER: FINGER FOOD
Pullum Frontonianum: FRONTO’S CHICKEN (recipe accoriding to APicius’s cookbook De RE Coquinaria)
chicken breast, olive oil, leek, savory, lovage seeds, coriander seeds, dill seeds, salt, defrutum (reduced grape juice), pepper
Tisana Barrica et Patina Lucretiana: BARLEY PORRIDGE WITH COOKED FISH (AND ROASTED VEGGIES) (recipe according to APicius’s cookbook De RE Coquinaria)
Barley, spelt, peas, lentils, chickpeas, cabbage, leek, fennel, vinegar, asafoetida, chard, seeds of lovage, fennel, dill, coriander, dry mint, salt;
served with fish- sea bream with scallions, fish sauce, olive oil, honey, vinegar, defrutum, savory
topped with roasted veggies with olive oil, asafoetida, pepper, parsley, mint, vinegar, salt
VEGAN VERSION: all of the above without fish
FAVA BEAN SALAD: inspired by Baianas elixas (recipe according to APicius’s cookbook De RE Coquinaria)
fava beans, leek, olive oil, vinegar, salt, dill, thyme; topped with fresh cucumber with vinegar, mint and salt
VEGAN
moretum: spread with curd and ricotta with herbs (recipe according to Collumela: de re rustica)
curd, ricotta, fresh mint, coriander sees, savory, thyme, parsley, scallions, salad, arugula, long pepper, salt, olive oil
VEGETARIAN
EPITYRUM: spread with olives (recipe according to Cato: De AGRI CULTURA)
Olives, vinegar, mint, coriander, cumin, fennel, arugula, olive oil
VEGAN
SAVILLUM: ancient roman cheese cake (after Cato: De AGRI CULTURA) with cooked fruit
Curd, wheat flour, honey, poppy seeds, salt, eggs, fruit
VEGETARIAN
dulcia domestica: glazed dates with wallnuts, honey and pepper (recipe according to APicius’s cookbook De RE CoquinariA)
Dates, honey, salt, wallnuts, pepper
VEGETARIAN
BAKED PEArs
Pears, olive oil, spices
VEGAN
BREAD
mustacei (Wheat bread with grape must according to pliny thE elder: naturalis historia; baked on bay leaves) and flat breads (With whole meal spelt flour, water and salt)
VEGAN
fresh fruit
DRINKS
conditum paradoxum (wine with grape syrup, saffron, bay leaves and dates)
VEGAN
apple/pear compot- juice
VEGAN