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Raphanos cum Piperato (Radishes with Pepper Sauce)

Raphanos cum Piperato (Radishes with Pepper Sauce) is a traditional Ancient Roman recipe for a classic dish of lightly-steamed radishes served with black pepper and fish sauce. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Ancient Roman version of: Radishes with Pepper Sauce (Raphanos cum Piperato).

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

15 minutes

Total Time:

35 minutes

Serves:

4

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Spice RecipesVegetable RecipesAncient Roman Recipes

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Original Recipe


Raphanos cum Piperato (from Apicius' De Re Coquinaria) III, xiv


Raphanos cum piperato, ita ut piper cum liquamine teras.

Translation


Radishes with Pepper Sauce, grind [over] pepper and [mix with] liquamen.

Modern Redaction

Ingredients:

400g radishes, washed and halved
60ml fish sauce (liquamen)
freshly-ground black pepper, to garnish

Method:

Lightly-steam the radishes until crisp-tender then drain and turn into a serving bowl.

Pour the fish sauce over the radishes and toss to combine. Season with black pepper and serve.

Find more recipes from Apicius' De Re Coquinaria, part of this site's Ancient Roman recipes collection.