May 2, 2022

Eat This Podcast -- Garum: Rome's new library and museum of food

Hello

You cannot avoid the past in Rome, but if you're interested in the history of food there's been nothing to see since the pasta museum shut its doors. A new museum, at the bottom of the Palatine Hill and facing the chariot-racing stadium, has put food history back on the tourist map. I was very fortunate to get a guided tour from the director, Matteo Ghirighini, a few days before Garum, as it is called, opened its doors to the public.

I learned so much, including the French origins of a Roman street food and the most convincing origin story yet for perhaps the most contentious pasta dish.

Take a listen.

All the best

Jeremy