Project Gutenberg 2005-08-04 Public domain in the USA. 277 Apicius Apicio Caelius Apicius Apicius, Caelius Apicius, M. Gavius Apicius, Marcus Gavius Giarratano, Caesar 1880 1953 Giarratano, Cesare Giarratano, C. (Caesar) Giarrantano, Caesar Vollmer, Friedrich 1867 1923 Vollmer, Fridericus De re coquinaria Apicii librorum X qui dicuntur De re coquinaria quae extant Lipsiae in aedibus B. G. Teubneri 1922 Reading ease score: 66.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Louise Hope, Ted Garvin, David Starner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Apicii librorum X qui dicuntur De re coquinaria quae extant" by Apicius is a historical cookbook written in the early centuries AD, likely during the Roman Empire's later period. This collection presents various recipes and cooking techniques, offering insight into the dietary practices and culinary traditions of ancient Romans. The text emphasizes the preparation of diverse dishes, with a focus on both everyday meals and more elaborate fare suitable for special occasions. The opening of this work introduces the enigmatic figure of Apicius and provides an outline of the different sections or "books" within the collection. It begins with a preface discussing the historical manuscripts from which this edition has been compiled, showcasing the text’s significant scholarly basis. The initial recipes focus on various ways to prepare meats, preserves, and flavored wines, detailing ingredients and methods in a straightforward manner. This introduction sets a scholarly tone, indicating that the recipes are not just culinary instructions but also a reflection of the gastronomic culture of the time, inviting readers to explore the rich tradition of Roman cuisine. (This is an automatically generated summary.) la Cooking, Roman -- Early works to 1800 TX Text Cookbooks and Cooking Classical Antiquity Browsing: Cooking & Drinking Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General 483658 482303 2024-10-07T10:26:49.001348 2023-09-07T10:59:05.793073 text/html text/html 482243 2021-05-17T03:33:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 118962 2021-05-17T03:34:51 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 219502 2024-10-07T10:27:06.741263 application/epub+zip 223081 2024-10-07T10:26:55.155323 application/epub+zip 189752 2024-10-07T10:26:52.457303 application/epub+zip 548490 2024-10-07T10:27:12.005707 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 489773 2024-10-07T10:27:04.775277 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 431918 2022-09-08T05:24:26.222249 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275673 2024-10-07T10:26:45.325381 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 275937 2021-05-17T03:30:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 98288 2021-05-17T03:34:25 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20800 2024-10-07T10:27:12.917703 application/rdf+xml 23392 2024-10-07T10:26:53.558317 image/jpeg 4635 2024-10-07T10:26:52.961298 image/jpeg 213548 2024-10-07T10:26:49.032335 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia