The Fermented Fish Guts That Took the Roman World by Storm (Patreon)

Garum: The Fermented Fish Guts That Took the Roman World by Storm

SUBSCRIBE and join us! https://goo.gl/7vUgh0 Humankind has called some crazy stuff food over the years. Different continents, cultures, and eras have a different set of things we consider regular old food. Food history is one of the big new areas of history research. Today, let’s talk about Garum, a strange fish sauce that took the Roman world by storm. How was it made, how popular was it, why did we stopped eating it, and why it might just come back. You can see Professor Elliot try this stuff over here: https://youtu.be/_mN4qYk7rEE Step Back is made possible by the generous contributions of viewers like you, consider helping at https://www.patreon.com/stepbackhistory You can also help by getting your hands on Step Back merchandise over at https://shop.spreadshirt.com/StepBack/ Step Back is a history channel releasing videos biweekly that endeavors to go past the names, dates, and battles you might find elsewhere. It invites you to take a step back, consider the past and how it connects to today. We search for the quirky, unconventional, and just plain weird parts of our collective story. Step Back History is a Square Zero Production. To learn more about us, visit our website at www.squarezeroproductions.com YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Did Columbus Really Discover America? https://youtu.be/PfcOf7-elRs ISIS are not Good Muslims https://youtu.be/M8pxIM4sW3Q The Richest Person Ever https://youtu.be/hh0qM_kvtNg Help out the future of the channel by taking a 2 minute survey over at: http://www.TristanJohnson.org/survey Keep up to date with our e-mail updates: http://www.TristanJohnson.org/newsletter More stuff at: http://www.TristanJohnson.org/step-back Connect with Step Back: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StepBackChannel/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TristanPEJ Sub-Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/stepback/ Credits: Music: Jukedeck.com Exotica by Los Juanitos Photos: Richard Ling Tim Regan JIP ; brightened by Off-shell ElfQrin Anual National Institute of Korean Language JJ Harrison Tim Evanson Han-Kwang Sources: -Grout, James. "Garum." University of Chicago. Accessed September 14, 2017. http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/wine/garum.html. -Oksman, Olga. "Garum sauce: ancient Rome's 'ketchup' becomes a modern-day secret ingredient." The Guardian. August 26, 2015. Accessed September 14, 2017. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/aug/26/garum-sauce-colatura-di-alici-italy-fish. -Prichep, Deena. "Fish Sauce: An Ancient Roman Condiment Rises Again." NPR. October 26, 2013. Accessed September 14, 2017. http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/10/26/240237774/fish-sauce-an-ancient-roman-condiment-rises-again.