Garum was like the super-powered version of fish sauce. The Romans used it to make food taste amazing, and they ate it with just about everything, even bread! It started as a special treat for rich people but became so popular that everyone from farmers to emperors used it. Think of it as the ancient Roman version of ketchup or soy sauce.
Examples
- A poor Roman child might eat bread with garum for lunch.
- Rich Romans would use garum to season their fancy meat dishes.
- Garum was so popular that it became like ketchup, you could buy it in stores.
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See also
- How Did the Roman Empire Manage Its Vast Trade Networks?
- How Did the Roman Empire Manage Its Vast Borders?
- How Did the Roman Empire Influence Modern Governance?
- Why Did the Ancient Romans Build Roads to Nowhere?
- What is Western Roman Empire?