One of the oldest recorded cookbooks, Apicius, from the 4th century AD, features this delightful Roman dessert recipe. The dish is a rich, spiced pear custard, combining sweet and savory flavors, a hallmark of ancient Roman cuisine.<\/p>\n
4 ripe pears, peeled and chopped<\/p>\n
4 tbsp honey<\/p>\n
\u00bd cup white wine<\/p>\n
3 eggs<\/p>\n
\u00bd cup milk<\/p>\n
\u00bd tsp ground cumin<\/p>\n
\u00bc tsp black pepper<\/p>\n
1 tbsp olive oil<\/p>\n
1 tbsp garum (or a pinch of salt)<\/p>\n
Simmer pears with honey, wine, and olive oil until soft.<\/p>\n
Beat eggs, milk, spices, and garum together.<\/p>\n
Mix the pears into the custard and bake at 350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C) for 30-40 minutes.<\/p>\n
Serve warm with a drizzle of honey.<\/p>\n
Historical Fact: Ancient Romans frequently combined sweet and savory elements, and garum (a fermented fish sauce) was a common ingredient in many dishes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ancient Roman Pear Custard (Patina de Piris) One of the oldest recorded cookbooks, Apicius, from the 4th century AD, features this delightful Roman dessert recipe. The dish is a rich, spiced pear custard, combining sweet and savory flavors, a hallmark of ancient Roman cuisine. Ingredients: 4 ripe pears, peeled and chopped 4 tbsp honey \u00bd […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":461,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ancient-recipe","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neelumummy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neelumummy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neelumummy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neelumummy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neelumummy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=460"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/neelumummy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":463,"href":"https:\/\/neelumummy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460\/revisions\/463"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neelumummy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neelumummy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neelumummy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neelumummy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}