Feeding the Emperor Nero

This historical culinary video explores what it was like to attend an imperial banquet hosted by the Roman Emperor Nero. The episode demonstrates how to recreate an ancient Roman steak sauce from the first-century cookbook Apicius using traditional ingredients like myrtle berries, cumin, honey, and garum. Alongside the cooking tutorial, it dives into the fascinating and extravagant history of Roman feasts, the notorious banquet of 64 AD, and the grand architecture of the Golden House palace.

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