13/01/2026
Ancient recipes have become one of my passions! 🏺💫
These small, bit-sized 2 BC grape Roman cakes are irrestibile after the first odd bites. Slightly spicy, fragrant, surprisingly good, and long-lasting!
Marcus Porcio Cato wrote about them in his book ‘De Agri Cultura’ in the 2nd century BC:
“Mustaceos sic facito. Farinae siligineae modium unum musto conspargito. Anesum, cuminum, adipis P. II, casei libram, et de virga lauri deradito, eodem addito, et ubi definxeris, lauri folia subtus addito, cm coques.”
Translation:
Prepare the mustacei this way. Pour must on a modium of white wheat flour. Add anise, cumin, two pounds lard, one pound cheese. Pick bay laurel leaves and shape the bread the size of the leaves. Bake the bread on the bay laurel leaves.
Recipe to follow in the commentary. 📜🗝️
