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Patina Piscium Loco Salsi (A Dish of Fish in Place of Saltfish)
Patina Piscium Loco Salsi (A Dish of Fish in Place of Saltfish) is a traditional Ancient Roman recipe for a classic dish of fried mullet finished in olive oil with honey water. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Ancient Roman version of: A Dish of Fish in Place of Saltfish (Patina Piscium Loco Salsi).
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
20 minutes
Total Time:
40 minutes
Serves:
4
Rating: 
Tags : Ancient Roman Recipes
Original Recipe
Patina piscium loco salsi: pisces qualeslibet curatos friges, in patinam compones, adicies olei quod satis est et salsum interpones. facies ut ferveat. cum ferbuerit, mittes mulsam et ius agitabis.
Translation
A Dish of Fish in Place of Saltfish: Prepare any fish you like and fry. Add sufficient oil to intersperse with the salt fish and heat. When the pan is hot, add honey-water and stir the sauce.
Modern Redaction
Ingredients:
500g firm fish fillets (
red mullet preferred)
60ml olive oil
60ml honey
40ml water
freshly-ground black pepper
Method:
Heat the olive oil in a pan. Add the red mullet fillets and fry. Whilst they are cooking, sprinkle the fillets frequently with the sweet wine (passum or mulsum).
Cook until well crisped then transfer to a serving dish, sprinkle with pepper and serve.
Find more recipes from Apicius' De Re Coquinaria along with information on Apicius and his cookbook, all part of this site's Ancient Roman recipes collection.
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