Apicius: 6 books

A Bibliography, Critical Review and Translation of the Ancient Book known as Apicius de re Coquinaria. Particularly useful if you want to cook wild boar or dormouse :-) According to Wikipedia: "Apicius is a collection of Roman cookery recipes, usually thought to have been compiled in the late...

Sally Grainger has gathered, in one convenient volume, her modern interpretations of 64 of the recipes in the original text. This is not 'recipes inspired by the old Romans' but rather a serious effort to convert the extremely gnomic instructions in the Latin into something that can be reproduced...

NO translation of Apicius into English has yet been published. The book has been printed again and again in Latin and has been translated into Italian and German. It is unnecessary to here give historic details regarding the work as Mr. Vehling goes fully and admirably into the subject. In 1705 the...

Die Veranstalter von Römertagen, von Xanten bis Aalen, bewirten ihre Gäste alljährlich von Neuem mit römischen Köstlichkeiten und auch der ein oder andere Römer-Fan, Lateinlehrer und -schüler versucht sich im Nachkochen und -backen. Ihre Quelle: das berühmte römische Kochbuch des Apicius,...

Oldest known cookbook in existence offers readers a clear picture of what foods Romans ate, how they prepared them. Actual recipes — from fig fed pork and salt fish balls in wine sauce to pumpkin Alexander style, nut custard turnovers and rose pie. 

« Vin merveilleux aux épices, mijoté de lentilles aux châtaignes ou quenelles de lièvre aux pignons macérés : découvrez les recettes du plus célèbre des gastronomes latins, réputé pour ses talents culinaires, sa gloutonnerie et les dépenses somptuaires de sa table. »