The Lost Supper, from Taras Grescoe

The Lost Supper, from Taras Grescoe

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The Quintessence of Putrescence.
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The Quintessence of Putrescence.

The final chapter in my quest for the garum of the ancients.

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Feb 28, 2023
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After my lunch at La Curiosidad de Mauro, where chef Mauro Barreiro had prepared a multi-course, garum-infused meal for me and my genial companion, the Scottish-born, Gadetano-by-temperament translator Tim Gutteridge, we decided to go to a restaurant whose chef took a very different approach to cooking with ancient fish sauce.

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