Ancient Roman Garum Revisited

Great video. This is definitely some scary tastiness.

So right off the bat, you are admitting you aren't making proper garum, and you still made this whole vlog-style video about garum, then made an inferior version. Garum is fermented fish guts, if you don't ferment fish guts then why bother making it? Just call it an instructional video. This was a frustrating watch and slightly disingenuous to your viewers.

Why do I feel the urge to sit cross-legged on the floor and look upwards in curiosity when watching this guy's videos?

I can see why this was the episode that hooked people, it’s a real banger, even by your current work max! Well done!!

do you realize you jumped started the 21st century Garum gravy train

I just bought colatura di alici in livorno, modern day garum! I'm going to try it tonight with some market fish & produce - I'm so excited!

Worcestershire forgives you for the pronunciation. I imagine.

Max looks so much younger, but also like a spoiled brat from a fancy bording school, so much better now, though his awesome energy hasn't changed a bit

PS: you still look like you are in your 30s(just not like still in your 20s) and much more like the nice, wholesome guy you clearly are

tunny probably refers to "little thunny"(false albacore) which are closer to mackerel size than the big tuna species, they max out at 30lb or so, usually 5-15lb

Love it! ❤

The fish you call Tuna and spelled Tunny is actually a real fish known as, ta da, TUNNY. Pronounced "Tun knee"

where did you get your fresh anchovies?

You and @toldinstone need to get together on a Ancient Rome video

As a Brit, I compliment you on your pronunciation of Worcestershire.

What a commercial from Ancient Rome. "Buy Antonio's Garum for the best health benefits. Everyone else's Garum will burn your insides out and give you boils!!!" Or, "The Empror's kitchens use ONLY Antonio's Garum. All other Garum is KAK!!! KAK, I tell you!!! KAK!!! Antonio's Garum goes good with honey dates. I eat it all the time." Or, "Antonio's Garum will bring instant youth to the old." Have a before and after picture.

Garum is an ancient food in the Philippines called Patis.

We Khmers still make our fermentated fish products the ancient way. The salted fermented fish call "Braw-hok ."
Once the Braw-hok I'd at its maximum ripens stage it can be processed and refined into fish sauce.
Braw-hok is either processes into past or leave whole, or we can process it into fish sauce. Khmers households are still carrying on the traditional method of ancient times. Our Khmers version only used two ingredients, fish and salt.
We Khmers called it Braw-Hok ( for fish paste)
Tuk-Drai (for the refined/fish sauce).
With the right ratio of fish to salt will give you a desirable Umami for your taste receptors.

Vietnamese people love this fish sauce stuff

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This guy has a Pokemon character behind him in his videos! 😂

Ive only seen the newer episodes so the hair you have here is just making me fall over laughing 😂❤

Omg Jose is a saint.

Trying to steal fish.. 🇪🇬 be wylin’

I've been to Cetara! Anchovies were def big there...A wonderful, peaceful little village. But didn't try the anchovy drippings. So disappointed!

oh man, he was still in his American psycho phase.

The earliest forms of garum like sauces were likely developed by the Phoenicians, who were skilled traders and settlers in the Mediterranean, including in Carthage (modern Tunisia).The Carthaginians are thought to have refined and spread the practice, as they were closely tied to Mediterranean maritime trade. The Romans inherited garum from these earlier cultures and industrialized its production, turning it into a lucrative trade🤞🏼

I love this channel! Food and history are two of my favorite things and are combined so well here. I took Latin in high school and remember learning about garum. To see it made was so neat.

Could you do it in an Instant Pot? 🤔

underwhelming

"...then a TON of sea salt...probably close to a pound..." Oooof! Little discrepancy there, no? LOL

I think I'll just substitute Noc Mam

Thank you💜

MAGICARP!!!!

I can teach you how to make it the Carthaginian way. We still keep cooking it here and it is the best and most delicious.

Second time. Thank you Max. 🎉

Hold up, Worcestershire sauce is made of WHAT now‽ 🤯

Inject it. Okay. Don’t inject it!!! Too late. I don’t feel so good. 🤢🤢🤢🤣🤪🤣

I can see Team Rocket selling garum.

Mesopotamia, Egyptian, Roman, Spartan, Medieval, Renaissance, Greek, English, etc. No African? We do have a rich history you know? We did eat food too. This isn't no FOMO nor PICK ME moment. A lot of the foods you eat today here in America are due to the Indian and African slave. Who do you think cooked for Massa? You're welcome!

Imagine the amount of people getting kidney stones from garum back in ancient times 💀

Originally a Greek sauce stolen by the Romans.

is that fish sauce?

Max, do you look back on these and think OMG i look like a baby. The way we look at old school pictures?

Im not going to the doctor because he always gives me an injection of fish sauce