Has anyone else read The Satyricon? If not, it's worth your time, I promise.
@KetchupwithMaxandJose3 жыл бұрын
Is there a movie version? I’d watch that. Or We can rewatch My Fair Lady or Pretty Woman
@jopiagalis3 жыл бұрын
after a quick wikipedia search, it certainly sounds like an interesting read!
@holdenringle36153 жыл бұрын
It's interesting, but I read it in Latin class after the Metamorphoses. I haven't quite forgiven it for the whiplash
@bananatree52083 жыл бұрын
can we get more rome pls?
@rayshualothtonne99963 жыл бұрын
I'll have to check it out. Fun fact: There's a band called that too.
@MrWannabemonkey3 жыл бұрын
The roman version of "How to cook fancy food": 1) Get a big animal 2) stuff it with a smaller animal 3) Honey
@filthycasual80743 жыл бұрын
medical style
@bobdowling69323 жыл бұрын
4) And garum.
@Apple_Apporu3 жыл бұрын
@@bobdowling6932 yup dont forget the Garum
@patavinity12623 жыл бұрын
And pepper. Pepper was much fancier than honey.
@57thorns3 жыл бұрын
We have that traditional Bedouin wedding feast Whole stuffed camel: Egss inside fish inside chicken inside sheep inside a camel. True or not, is is an impressive idea.
@jopiagalis3 жыл бұрын
Came for the recipe, stayed for the roman and us ounce comparisons
@TastingHistory3 жыл бұрын
Who doesn’t like some weights and measures talk! I know how to party.
@tomypreach3 жыл бұрын
Came for the same thing. Paused as the imperial system was mentioned, pressed play after a Google search 😔
@feraligatorade993 жыл бұрын
@@TastingHistory the origins of the lb denotation was really cool, I've never even thought about why that means pound.
@kaltaron12843 жыл бұрын
@@TastingHistory This video is about money but I still love it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIq4naSAZ9Ktf7s
@mnels52143 жыл бұрын
@@feraligatorade99 Same here! It was really cool.
@大銀河帝国の皇帝2 жыл бұрын
"If you were poor and spend the days sleeping and the nights partying, you were lazy and debauched. But if you were rich and did the exact same thing, you were merely extravagant." Well, some things never change I guess.
@sharayejenkins5743 Жыл бұрын
I'm a natural born night owl. I choose to believe I'm from aristocracy! 🤣 Although all the rules for the women would have driven me mad! I'm not sure which life would have been better for my personality. I don't mind hard work, I do mind rude bosses.
@ruthanneluvsvacuuming665310 ай бұрын
So true 😂
@Ashannon8883 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you chose the "pissing in public, not really washing his hands and wiping them off on the servant boy" part to talk about how Trimalchio acted. Really sums up just how crude he was in a comedic way.
@Serai33 жыл бұрын
Everything about the guy screams NOUVEAU RICHE HERE.
@StonedtotheBones134 ай бұрын
I was wondering if ppl just peed in front of others tbh
@MrChrisPietrzak3 жыл бұрын
"Hens don't make milk." As a fun fact, that's a metaphor with ancient Greek origins! Aristophanes used "the milk of birds" in some of his plays as a metaphor for something extremely rare. I found out about this because there's a Polish candy called "ptasie mleczko," literally meaning "bird milk." There's also a similar phrase in English, where something might be described "as rare as hen's teeth."
@HobbesTWC3 жыл бұрын
in Greece you can refer to a store or a table as "even having bird's milk" in order to convey that it has everything one can imagine. I don't know if the phrase survived from ancient times, or if we resurrected it/borrowed it, but still pretty cool to see such an old phrase being used in this day.
@Nerdsammich3 жыл бұрын
I'm just glad it wasn't rooster milk.
@redwingrob10363 жыл бұрын
NOT so rare. PIGEONS feed their cobs 'chicks' on pigeon milk, but it's not breast milk.
@pompe2213 жыл бұрын
There is such a thing as "crop milk" but it's not "real" milk since y'know, lack of mammary glands.
@peterzarelli14323 жыл бұрын
I always thought bird milk referred to their poop.
@katherineholmes6983 жыл бұрын
"Hens don't make milk." That look and sip was perfection.
@duckpuncher42033 жыл бұрын
Well pidgeons do..... kinda
@kimchiteagames3 жыл бұрын
@@duckpuncher4203 I'm imagining someone trolling a bunch of rich snobs by convincing them pigeon vomit is a rare and expensive delicacy and it's equal parts funny and gross D=
@Grams0ren3 жыл бұрын
@@kimchiteagames well soup of barn swallow's nest is a thing. And those nests are made of saliva... (edit swift not barn swallow)
@DonnaBarrHerself3 жыл бұрын
@@kimchiteagames Technically not vomit?
@kimchiteagames3 жыл бұрын
@@DonnaBarrHerself True, close enough to trigger my mild emetophobia though.
@kelseyroberts61103 жыл бұрын
In 2021 Trimalchio would be one of those lifestyle vloggers who would put out a 43-minute house tour/flex video and then wonder why his house got broken into the next day, change my mind.
@Gemmabeta3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact, the Working Title for The Great Gatsby was "Trimalchio in West Egg."
@TheRealNormanBates3 жыл бұрын
I would ask you what the inspiration for your avatar is.... but I think you would say “that’s top secret”
@kelseyroberts61103 жыл бұрын
@@Gemmabeta As an English teacher, that’s just about the most F. Scott Fitzgerald thing I’ve ever heard 😂
@nicolasnamed3 жыл бұрын
@@Gemmabeta that's super cool! I love The Great Gatsby, and it gives me some more insight into the story :D
@kanedamikami77713 жыл бұрын
Also would probably be vegan.
@asdfasdf-dg2qx3 жыл бұрын
You becoming a full time youtuber is the first good thing that has happened in 2021 max
@TastingHistory3 жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@ValeriePallaoro3 жыл бұрын
Calling this year '2021 max' is right up there though.
@deniaridley3 жыл бұрын
@@ValeriePallaoro 😂
@ofallmyintention94963 жыл бұрын
@@TastingHistory Yes, indeed. I love history, and this is a very unique history channel :)
@procrastinator993 жыл бұрын
FACTS!
@SailingKaiser3 жыл бұрын
Max, I am a sailor by trade, and I sent this video to our cook 3 months ago, and he made it for us on the last week of the previous trip. This was absolutely amazing. I'm gonna have to find another video to send him.
@davidmcdavidson9993 жыл бұрын
Fun Fact: F. Scott Fitzgerald really really really wanted to call "The Great Gatsby" "The American Trimalchio," even though nobody but him and his friends knew about this book. Zelda and his publisher convinced him otherwise, but he spent the rest of his life feeling like he picked the wrong title.
@crystalwolcott47443 жыл бұрын
Why do I feel like I just understood The Great Gatsby for the first time? Wild.
@FritzMonorail3 жыл бұрын
@@crystalwolcott4744 That's such a good title. I kind of wish that's what it was called.
@Belleplainer3 жыл бұрын
A little too on-the-nose for my taste.
@dstinnettmusic2 жыл бұрын
He truly was, the Greatest Gatsby
@boarpsimson86752 жыл бұрын
Another piece of media saved from being called "American [thing]". Thank goodness
@leademi13873 жыл бұрын
I feel so dumb for just now realizing that each episode of Rome month was a meal course- drink, appetizer, meal and then ending with desert. Very clever!
@davidec.40213 жыл бұрын
Oh wow! I didn’t realise it until you pointed that out! Very nice
@HeyNonyNonymous3 жыл бұрын
Being Max's friend or neighbour must be a real treat: *knock on the door* - Who is it, honey? - Oh, it's Max. With a whole roast pig. - Ah, Rome month again, is it? Guess we'll cancel our dinner plans, then. - It's a good thing, too. I forgot to defrost the chicken.
@katanah319512 күн бұрын
Being his local butcher must be similar. The "Oh no, it's *him*" feeling, wondering what he wants this time every time he shows up. Or the excitement of "what odd thing am I going to have to find for him this time?" for the stuff that's not hard to find, just odd to ask for. Imagine you run a butcher shop, and this guy who always asks for the oddest things comes in asking for dormice! Or a whole piglet!
@brucetidwell77153 жыл бұрын
Today black pepper is just about the most humble spice but back then, when it was sold by the pepper corn, the stronger the pepper taste the more impressive the dish. "There was enough pepper in the stuffing to almost make you choke. Zeus only knows what that cost!"
@Jackalgirl3 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing: that at the time, pepper would probably have been horrendously expensive (not sure if the Romans had to get theirs -- indirectly -- from the Spice Islands also), so that's why its measurement is so specific while everything else is "whatever you normally do with these more easily acquired and probably more frequently used ingredients".
@kanedamikami77713 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of pepper cake that May as Well be made 100% of pepper.
@galadrieltree3 жыл бұрын
In historic recipes, you can bet that if they mention how much of something to use, it was PRICEY! You are spot on here.
@Foxxie0kun2 жыл бұрын
@@galadrieltree Exact measurements were as much to preserve your finances as it was to prepare the food properly it seems.
@prapanthebachelorette680311 ай бұрын
@@Jackalgirl this makes so much sense
@neon-heart3 жыл бұрын
My husband calls you "The Handsome History Guy" every time he sees me watching your videos hehe
@omw2fyb423 жыл бұрын
As a straight man, I can confirm max is a handsome bugger.
@everythingsalright11213 жыл бұрын
Well he DID play prince charming for disney
@BigBadGato3 жыл бұрын
He looks pretty jacked too, Max is no stranger to the gym 🏋️♂️
@psychosoma50493 жыл бұрын
He is a bit of a stunner 😍
@siyacer3 жыл бұрын
@@omw2fyb42 what does you being straight have to do with anything
@thelightgeektastic3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: one of the early versions of The Great Gatsby was titled "Trimalchio". Which, I mean, it fits.
@Lauren.E.O3 жыл бұрын
Ancient Roman emperors wish their recipes could be as extra as medieval kings Emperors: Behold, this noble swine- Kings: MINE HAS WINGS! Emperors: ...show off
@TastingHistory3 жыл бұрын
😂 it’s true
@kaltaron12843 жыл бұрын
@@TastingHistory Do you know a creature called Wolpertinger? It's like someone had animal parts leftover.
@KenoshiAkai3 жыл бұрын
@@AxxLAfriku You should abandon all technology and live in a monastery.
@Haslerka12513 жыл бұрын
For me the lactating chicken takes the cake. That is flex on flex.
@caro1ns3 жыл бұрын
@@kaltaron1284 Googling... wow.
@DunlopPride3 жыл бұрын
I think my new goal in life is to have someone describe my dinner party as "distastefully extravagant"
@Gemmabeta3 жыл бұрын
The Wikipedia article for the Roman Toga described it as best suited for occasions of "displaying oneself before one's peers and inferiors while ostentatiously doing nothing."
@DunlopPride3 жыл бұрын
@@Gemmabeta okay that also sounds ideal lol
@1984Cope3 жыл бұрын
Invite me, here's my card. "proceeds to hand you a cupped fart"
@AngharadMac3 жыл бұрын
Yes! Goals for real
@channelinikhususbuatliator813 жыл бұрын
Or 'extravagantly distasteful'.
@coleblack7843 жыл бұрын
The only complaint I have about this channel is simple: it's too damned good. I have to drop everything whenever a new video comes out, so I can watch it the moment I realize it's out.
@WaterfaerysDomain3 жыл бұрын
You and me both!
@TastingHistory3 жыл бұрын
I will try to lower my standards 🤣
@coleblack7843 жыл бұрын
@@TastingHistory when the pandemic is fully over, I would be over the moon to be invited to a dinner party hosted by you! Love your work Max!
@mimilune27463 жыл бұрын
Same
@treyowen92133 жыл бұрын
@@coleblack784 same here. I would not mind attending his dinner parties and helping him.
@frank_87it3 жыл бұрын
So, basically, a guy who lives an ocean away is teaching me more about the people who lived where i live now 3000 years ago. That's why love KZbin.
@justchevrotainrating3 жыл бұрын
"and that's why we use lb for pounds" earned you a like, max.
@davidhalldurham3 жыл бұрын
"While the industry of others may raise one to greatness, Petronius had idled into fame." What a GREAT line!
@RonJohn633 жыл бұрын
Sounds like Kim Kardashian...
@richardirvine19973 жыл бұрын
@@RonJohn63 Brilliant. Same final uselessness as well.
@Welgeldiguniekalias3 жыл бұрын
Much more descriptive than "socialite".
@mercenarygundam14873 жыл бұрын
AKA TF2 idlers.
@kayfrenly54603 жыл бұрын
This is Black history.
@justanotherhuman65323 жыл бұрын
An intellectual came to check in on a friend who was seriously ill. When the man’s wife said that he had ‘departed’, the intellectual replied: “When he arrives back, will you tell him that I stopped by?” - Ancient Roman Joke
@hjalfi3 жыл бұрын
A barber, a bald man, and a scholar are going on a journey together, and one night they take turns to watch the baggage. The bald man goes first, and nothing happens. Then it's the barber's turn. Still, nothing happens, and he's so bored that he shaves the scholar's head. Finally, it's the scholar's turn. He wakes up, feels his head, and says, "That idiot barber! He's woken up the bald man instead of me." - Another Roman Joke
@kaltaron12843 жыл бұрын
This works in many languages as most people prefer to use euphemisms. Just takes one person to take them literally.
@longyu93363 жыл бұрын
@@hjalfi Another Roman Joke: *Germania*
@rcrawford423 жыл бұрын
A taciturn old man went to a barber known for being talkative. The barber asked: "How would you like your hair cut today?" The man: "In silence!"
@melissamarsh22193 жыл бұрын
A man visited the house of a friend who was surprised to see him. “I heard that you’d died!” “You can see that I haven’t!” said the man. “But the person who told me was more reliable than you!”
@00fgytduydrtu3 жыл бұрын
Hello Max ! I am from Greece, the phrase at 10:20 still exists in modern day Greek, in the form of ''Και του πουλιού του γάλα'' or ''even bird's milk''. It bassicly means that there is such a huge array of stuff/food in a place, so this phrase used in the anecdote probably is a translated version of that from Greek.
@kcirbfilms3 жыл бұрын
Considering Roman aristocrats often spoke Greek, and that Greek hasn’t changed very much throughout history, they probably said it very similarly to the modern Greek phrase. Very cool!
@LynnHermione3 жыл бұрын
Kai ton polion ton gala is how its read?
@Roob_the_Noob3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a Greek "everything but the kitchen sink."
@huhusmremre3 жыл бұрын
we have that saying in Poland too, and a dessert dish named after it as well. Future episode maybe? 😛
@davidmiller94853 жыл бұрын
Uh No you are wrong. Here are some recipes for "Hen's Milk" : www.theoldfoodie.com/2012/03/hens-milk.html
@NotTheNebraskaMan2 жыл бұрын
Quitting Disney and doing this full time was no doubt a smart move. You are a natural and deserve your own show. Well spoken, great humor, fantastic chef, move star good looks. It's great to have seen the growth of the channel! Keep up the great work.
@themini_b3 жыл бұрын
Max, I absolutely love that your "background pokemon" is ALWAYS topical to what you are cooking.
@cotz54613 жыл бұрын
I like how you are focusing on this channel rather than going back to Disney. Thanks buddy . PS: I like your little table behind you. You always change it up. Very unique
@TastingHistory3 жыл бұрын
Tasting History all the way : ).
@jacobp.45933 жыл бұрын
@@TastingHistory You are your own boss, which I am pretty sure everyone can agree is the best possible outcome for anyone in the workforce. Good job!
@kaltaron12843 жыл бұрын
I didn't even realize he had a former connection to Disney. Found this channel through the magic of the algorithm and other historical channel. Glad I did.
@deniaridley3 жыл бұрын
@@kaltaron1284 I just learned he worked with Disney too. But in retrospect, it makes sense. I can see a polished performer/speaker who's seen a lot of professional productions. I just assumed he'd had a performance background.
@Helgatwb3 жыл бұрын
So tracta is pasta. All the pasta I buy is just semolina, durum, and water. "When a rich man doesn't want to work, he's a bon vivant, yes, he's a bon vivant. But, when a poor man doesn't want to work..."
@lkrnpk3 жыл бұрын
then he's a bum vivant
@Smallpotato19653 жыл бұрын
He's a loafer, he's a lazy good-for-nothing, he's a jerk
@marthahawkinson-michau96113 жыл бұрын
That’s what I was thinking about the tracta. I’ve made enough fresh pasta at this point to spot a pasta recipe when I see one. Semolina? Check. Durum flour? Check. Water to make paste? Check. Rolled into flat sheets? Check. Dried? Check. I see all of the essential elements of an early pasta recipe.
@tomf31503 жыл бұрын
Then he's a debauché, which literally means unemployed in french.
@revgeorge19773 жыл бұрын
I was about to make the same comment. Tracta is basically crushed lasagna noodles. Do we know if it was ever boiled and served with oil/butter/cheese?
@kimquinn77283 жыл бұрын
"....and dried them on a boys head." How you recite this without bursting into disgusted hilarity I don't understand! I am dying as you recite it!🤣
@Serai33 жыл бұрын
I totally expected some snark about how clean the boy's head was. :D
@camilledvorak71512 жыл бұрын
Were this not a family friendly channel,I'm sure there would be comments on which head, but it is, so that would be rude.
@ericthompson39823 жыл бұрын
Max, this is the incredibly nerdy Masterpiece Theater of KZbin food channels. I cannot express how much I love it.
@leongolgo99503 жыл бұрын
"Soakin' the groats" needs to be a euphemism for something.
@murrrhasaburrinherfur2373 жыл бұрын
You got a dirty mind, lol. If it doesn't exist you could start it. Like in, "that babe really soaked my groats!"
@blitsriderfield40993 жыл бұрын
I love the emphasis on, "and maybe I won't"
@floramew3 жыл бұрын
I love when sponsors are actually related to the show they're sponsoring.
@kekw60873 жыл бұрын
I'm doing an essay when discord pings and saw a new video. "Imma relax for a bit," I said to myself.
@TastingHistory3 жыл бұрын
Okay, but back to work when you’re done 🤣
@Lavendarsblue3 жыл бұрын
@@TastingHistory I feel called out...
@TastingHistory3 жыл бұрын
@@Lavendarsblue this is a safe space 🤣
@jamiemason20032 жыл бұрын
Hi, Max. Dormouse is illegal to eat in Italy nowadays because it's an endangered species but it's still legal to eat in Slovenia (and I think Croatia?). I'm not sure if it's possible to import it from Slovenia, where it's called "polh," but it may be something to look into, if you're particularly dedicated to making an ancient recipe that calls for dormouse. If you aren't able to get your hands on it, I've been told by a few Slovenians that it's similar to squirrel meat so, you might be able use squirrel as a substitute. Happy cooking! I love your series. 💜
@nutcaseina.nutshell82943 жыл бұрын
I think the stuffing was more 'chewy' than bread stuffing because it contained semolina, which is used for making pasta. The tracta was more like broken-up pasta dough than bread, so maybe it also had the texture of pasta.
@MrRebelMan3603 жыл бұрын
One of the first words learned in my high school Latin class was the word for doormouse. It is a shockingly prestigious animal despite being a rodent.
@naamadossantossilva47363 жыл бұрын
It is still called edible today.
@DdraigGoch563 жыл бұрын
It is also a legally Protected Species in the UK
@Serai33 жыл бұрын
"...despite being a rodent." Capybaras: HEY! We resent that!!
@halalnoob57663 жыл бұрын
Remi's ancestors
@federicocensuales27673 жыл бұрын
Musculus
@Izbiski_3 жыл бұрын
The Grumpig in the background is enough to make me smile
@brissygirl49973 жыл бұрын
I was wondering what critter was behind him this week.
@lindag.90693 жыл бұрын
Thank you for not putting cherries in the piglet's eyes so this one won't haunt my dreams
@StonedtotheBones133 жыл бұрын
Really? This one is far more haunty for me.
@lindag.90693 жыл бұрын
@@StonedtotheBones13 I mean all roasted piglets are somewhat cursed but the cherry-eyes made that one definitely 100% cursed
@plaguemarine77673 жыл бұрын
Imagine it with pomegranates
@lindag.90693 жыл бұрын
@@plaguemarine7767 why would you do this to me 😭 what did i ever do to yooooou
@BLS313 жыл бұрын
I wonder what would be better to cover the eyes with...grape leaves? Coins?
@elleanastasiou35993 жыл бұрын
I have an answer for your peppery aggravation. Peppercorn was an extremely expensive ingredient prior to the export of chili from the West Indies post Columbus. The remainder of the ingredients in this recipe were less expensive, and also more accessible, and hence, less specific. (PS - Gastropod did a recent episode on this!)
@ragnkja3 жыл бұрын
Just use an ounce of pepper per suckling pig (the other “just for special occasions” ingredient in this recipe), and proportion the rest of the ingredients accordingly.
@thanoseid2883 Жыл бұрын
@@ragnkja that would explain the specific amount of pepper.
@chrisforsyth8323 Жыл бұрын
Exactly. Pepper was the only luxury import in this recipe. While it would become more accessible as Egypt was more firmly integrated in the Imperial Roman world (and the spice fleets became consistent yearly endeavors), in Tiberius' day it would still have been very dear. In fact a full ounce of piperum niger in this dish would have been a statement of power, wealth, and access.
@stevengolden6893 жыл бұрын
This channel has really become a professional show. It's been a joy to watch max perfect his craft.
@TastingHistory3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@CyrusBluebird3 жыл бұрын
If you want to make dormice dishes, I suggest arranging to film in Slovenia. We still have them as a delicacy first and pelts second. The pelts are used to make warm hats.
@cerberaodollam3 жыл бұрын
hey neighbor. i didn't know that. thanks for the info. a curious Hungarian
@alfulton59463 жыл бұрын
Really they use doormouse pelts i wouldn't want that tanning job.
@nebufabu3 жыл бұрын
@Mel Hawk Although most are, as the name suggests mouse-like in size, the edible dormouse, _Glis glis,_ is roughly squirrel-sized and Romans actually farmed and fattened theirs.
@blahthebiste79243 жыл бұрын
@@nebufabu I make a *mean* weed-rat stew
@panq89043 жыл бұрын
@@nebufabu That's crazy, i'd be curious to know the difference in nutrients and taste between Dormouse farmed for human consumption and, lets say, the mice farmed here to feed carnivorous animals.
@C-Henry3 жыл бұрын
Is it wrong that I want Age of Empires to sponsor this guy next? We've gotten so much good content out of Rome alone, imagine what we could get with a dozen more. Also, Townsend's has a Cod's Head recipe for you...
@DerptyDerptyDUM3 жыл бұрын
That was a damn fine Sassy Head Waggle. You did Salt-N-Pepa proud, son. 🏆
In addition to the Dinner of Trimalchio (or Cena Trimalchionis) highlighting Roman aristocrats' anxieties about social climbers/new citizens, it also has a motif of things not being what they seem that makes it really fun. Upon entering Trimalchio's house, Encolpius is scared by a really realistic-looking dog mosaic. During the meal itself, many of the foods are stuffed with other things, etc., AND Trimalchio even tells a story about a werewolf encounter! In Latin, the word used is "versipellis," which literally means "pelt-changer."
@riheg3 жыл бұрын
To get even closer I suggest using Iberico pork (expensive and hard to get though). It’s the closest relative of the roman pork as far as I know. Very different from regular pork and I love the intense flavor and the fat is healthy due to the acorn feed. Or Wild boar because the meat quality is still much closer to roman.
@collin45553 жыл бұрын
"If you asked for hen's milk, you would get it" Hen's milk?? Why, that's rare as bird's teeth!
@AmataTai3 жыл бұрын
It's the old name for Eggnog XD
@DaZebraffe3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact, some birds (mostly waterfowl) do actually have teeth.
@pacman101823 жыл бұрын
@@DaZebraffe chicks have a small tooth on their beak to help them hatch, it usually falls off. to see a chiken make it to adulthood with it still attached is rare as hens teeth
@@DaZebraffe he's misquoting the phrase it's "rare as hens teeth"
@eabt3 жыл бұрын
Re: "Hen's milk" - in French, egg nog is called "lait de poule" (milk of a chicken).
@TastingHistory3 жыл бұрын
It meant something very rare in ancient times. I wonder if French egg nog is rare 😁
@eabt3 жыл бұрын
@@TastingHistory Oh, I'm not suggesting egg nog is what he meant. I just find it amusing. And it would make a decent (over the top, rich, slightly vulgar) stand-in, if you wanted to attempt the actual feast as described.
@TastingHistory3 жыл бұрын
@@eabt I need to try it. I looooove eggnog
@chemistryofquestionablequa62523 жыл бұрын
It's just "lait poule" .
@eabt3 жыл бұрын
@@chemistryofquestionablequa6252 I've seen it both ways on labels.
@kennethstine24193 жыл бұрын
I am just an occasional cook, and sometimes my wife's kitchen helper,,, BUT I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL!!! You make each episode so entertaining. Thanks Max
@Orzorn3 жыл бұрын
Not only does Tasting History teach me history, but it also teaches me so much about words, language, and even differences in weight systems! This is the kind of in-depth history nerd stuff I love to read about. Speaking of, Max, you touched on it in a recent video, but reading about Roman coinage is fascinating. All the names, changing coins as emperors got declared and died (often killed!), their efforts to change the coins valuation (usually by devaluing it by minting a LOT), etc. Its just a good old nerdy read.
@patrickdaniels573 жыл бұрын
Idk why but the "whole hog" pun really got me lol
@castironchaos3 жыл бұрын
Thank goodness "Tracta" is sheets of dried dough. I was fully expecting "tracta" to be tracts of the pig, such as the esophagus, trachea, intestines or even...urinary.
@TastingHistory3 жыл бұрын
Eeek 😦
@runsyi3 жыл бұрын
Me too.
@amsteensberg16533 жыл бұрын
And we would not have been surprised If it was 😁
@CrashFu3 жыл бұрын
Now we just need an episode where Max makes Hen Milk and Fig-Peckers.
@odinfromcentr23 жыл бұрын
DO IT 🤣
@junietwoknees3 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure fig-pecker was just a roman name for a specific bird that would,, you know, peck at figs.
@coppersandsprite3 жыл бұрын
@@junietwoknees , hens milk is a drink similar to egg nog. Fig pecker is actually a stuffed sardine dish named for it's resemblance to a warbler.
@CrashFu3 жыл бұрын
@@coppersandsprite Before I was joking, but now I really DO wanna see Max make those things. :9
@chris9999999999993 жыл бұрын
@@coppersandsprite That's a relief. I was worried hen's milk would have been something similar to the fish milt that Max got queasy about last week.
@jangunnarrooth3 жыл бұрын
I'm literally in tears laughing over "Gaius Petronius, the Tim Gunn of ancient Rome.". I desperately need to know how to say "I'm concerned" and "make it work" in Latin.
@Cowgirlcadet3 жыл бұрын
"I'm concerned" = Ego interest "Make it work" = opus quod facere According to Google Translate.
@jstray23213 жыл бұрын
I just want to give you some encouragement. I came across your videos a few months back and I've now watched them all - totally worth the binge. I saw how you recently left disney and I can tell you that I think you have trained your whole life to be right here right now where you are. What you do is inspiring, wholesome, informative and good in every imaginable way. Thank you for the entertainment.
@ogvanillathunder3 жыл бұрын
Also, it should be noted that Trimalchio is theorized to be a stand-in for Nero because of the weird similarities between the two. During the dinner party taking place during the juvenalia, a Roman holiday where social roles were flipped, a servant on a trapeze ends up falling and dying right at the feet of Trimalchio EXACTLY like how Nero had a gymnast fall and die at his feet in one of the games he funded. There was also the comedic description of the two matching up and a recurring motif of gold in both of their lives.
@ragnkja3 жыл бұрын
There is, however, a major difference between the two: Trimalchio was a freed slave, while Nero was the nephew of Emperor Caligula.
@ogvanillathunder3 жыл бұрын
@@ragnkja not exactly, Nero had a really weird family lineage once you look into it (he was never a slave, but he didn't grow up in royalty). I took a class on Nero for a gen ed for my university, but I don't remember much about nero's early life other than the few comments suetonius made
@varana3 жыл бұрын
@@ogvanillathunder Nero was the son of Domitius Ahenobarbus, a very high-ranking Roman aristocrat, and Iulia Agrippina, sister of emperor Caligula, and he was born during Caligula's reign. Yes, his father died and his mother was exiled when he was a child - so he was raised by his aunt Domitia Lepida for a while, mother of emperor Claudius' wife and married to several aristocrats, the whole family having close ties to the imperial dynasty. You can't get much more high-status than that, except for being literally the son of an emperor.
@ogvanillathunder3 жыл бұрын
@@varana as he was growing up, he didn't necessarily have the full lavish lifestyle of a real nobel. Suetonius said he was taught by a barber and a dancer before he eventually taken in by Seneca.
@TheRealNormanBates3 жыл бұрын
@@ragnkja that’s what writers would call “cover.” As in: if Nero or his supporters ever accused you of making fun of him, you have enough differences to say it’s merely coincidental and not being worthy of being tortured to death.
@phoenixsoren3 жыл бұрын
I really want to see all of those roman zodiac dishes at some point.
@RealRedRabbit3 жыл бұрын
13:43 "and it cuts so prettily." I love how absolutely adorable this man is.
@sallycormier13833 жыл бұрын
Trimalchio, the Minnie Pearl of Ancient Rome. Cracked me up hearing about his feast with cost of his silver platters etc displayed. Also, when you were making the “stuffing” I kept thinking about dough laying on every horizontal surface drying and what a patient person Jose must be!
@oliverstevens54133 жыл бұрын
just finished the final exam for a “food in the ancient Mediterranean” class, fun way to relax afterwards lol.
@Nimesay13 жыл бұрын
This is a class? So cool.
@Antaios6323 жыл бұрын
Congratulations on not saying "pig-fecker." Although "fig pecker" sounds almost as naughty. 😂
@mirandamom13463 жыл бұрын
My brain lingered on that one.
@frigginjerk3 жыл бұрын
"Fig pecker" sounds like a dessert item you might find at a bachelorette party. Like a Fig Newton, but in a much more distinct shape.
@Neufutur3 жыл бұрын
@@frigginjerk Max's outtakes: "Figs don't have peckers?!"
@odinfromcentr23 жыл бұрын
Not gonna lie, I laughed myself into a coughing fit! 🤣
@junietwoknees3 жыл бұрын
fig pecker was a specific songbird in Rome. I don't remember which.
@krismcbride72533 жыл бұрын
I have to wonder if the feasts given by Roman and Medieval nobility became a game of one upping each other by serving the most extravagant dishes they could think of.
@StonedtotheBones133 жыл бұрын
I would guess yes, absolutely. It seems like a very human thing to do. I know later in society, when balls were a thing, people loved to throw ever more extravagant ones
@physicsfan3143 жыл бұрын
I mean, that's what feasts with my friends and I are... only difference is the Emperor's had more money.
@entonberg39453 жыл бұрын
Finished online school, just made some fried rice, sat down to watch youtube, and then I see Max has uploaded a new video, today is a good day.
@KB4QAA3 жыл бұрын
Bon appetit!
@KellyMcnelly3333 жыл бұрын
I do this too after work with pizza 🍕😅
@ryud03 жыл бұрын
Can we all appreciate how much time it probably took to clean Max's oven after that
@kathrynschenk74323 жыл бұрын
Yes, I've read the whole Satyricon (technically it's a Menippean satire) in Latin. Try it, you'll like it. Among other things it gives us an idea of Roman vernacular - how Romans talked. They didn't all sound like Cicero. This is another terrific post, thank you! Your definition and recipe for tractum is absolutely correct, but any modern Italian would recognize the result as plain, old pasta (flour + water). It's not "egg pasta," but it is the kind of stuff you find on the shelves of the grocery store as noodles for lasagne. It's exactly the same. That also explains where the moisture went, the pasta absorbed it. Many thank! - Allan
@varunrao66623 жыл бұрын
Next Tasting History for Max: honeyed doormouse. Followed by a side of fried black rat intestines mentioned in that Indian recipe episode
@victoriahoward82443 жыл бұрын
🤮🤮🤮
@Projectwolfie213 жыл бұрын
And the next one, the top five brains Romans ate!
@emilyjolie43383 жыл бұрын
I can't tell you how excited I got when I saw Trimalchio. The Satyricon is a wild ride. Also, if you're looking to cook dormice without actually cooking mice, use chicken.
@GiselleMFeuillet3 жыл бұрын
**munching on doormouse** hm... tastes like chicken.
@lenabreijer13113 жыл бұрын
Or maybe quail which are very small. That would be closer in size.
@DenBed3 жыл бұрын
*Important Guest comes to the Palace * The Romans : "Oh Yess...Serve forth the Honey Glazed Flamingo with a Doormouse stuffed in it" Note:- How could you willingly eat a honey glazed Doormouse...its so cute!
@paletasdhielo3 жыл бұрын
Prolly not so cute after being skinned and cooked but I do have the same feeling
@sunnyztmoney3 жыл бұрын
Remember what the doormouse said.....
@TheMimiSard3 жыл бұрын
@@sunnyztmoney Treacle...
@sarahc40043 жыл бұрын
The stuffed dormice were a huge favorite on Saturnalia! Every year I celebrate by teaching my Latin students how to make them... out of Oreos and candy XD. Not sure Apicius would approve, but the modern palate sure does.
@dank_smirk2ndchannel200Ай бұрын
The Trojan Pig just sounds like the Ancient Roman equivalent of a Turducken.
@razvanmazilu62843 жыл бұрын
Random fact of the day: in Romanian pies to this day are called "plăcintă" which, as you might imagine, traces its etymology to the Latin "placenta".
@KetchupwithMaxandJose3 жыл бұрын
Stay tuned to next week's episode :)
@bigmoniesponge3 жыл бұрын
@@KetchupwithMaxandJose he predicted the episode
@bluevioletandlilac3 жыл бұрын
Foreshadowing.
@mercenarygundam14873 жыл бұрын
Dacians be proud
@dakel203 жыл бұрын
Oh man, I make romanian plăcintă all the time, it's one of my favorite fried foods honestly. We make it with just cheese (usually meunster or brick), and dill, and it's absolutely delicious. Glad my great grandma brought that on the boat with her. ;D
@MinkxiTes3 жыл бұрын
"I cook my recipes after roman imperial messurements" sounds way better than just imperial units for recipes.
@9wowable3 жыл бұрын
What the hell, this channel just came back into my recommended page. Last time I saw it it had 15k subs, and I though the videos were quite good. Bro, good on you. Seriously. I am shocked how well you’ve done.
@TastingHistory3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a bunch :D
@Siddingsby3 жыл бұрын
Ya boy over here, roasting a whole pig like it's nothing.
@melenatorr3 жыл бұрын
We had to read the Satyricon in high school and I just wasn't ready for it. However, I have a fondness for the character of Petronius thanks to his portrayal by Leo Genn in "Quo Vadis". He and Peter Ustinov's Nero have some the the best scenes, both funny and horrifying, in the movie.
@peachprincess84863 жыл бұрын
When I heard "panniers of olives", my costume-history-loving brain imagined 17th century women smuggling olives by using the panniers or the hoops in their skirts ahhhh 😂 But omg thank you for your videos! 💕 They are so educational and fun!
@agimagi21583 жыл бұрын
Can we make this a thing please!!
@littlecrookedhouse3 жыл бұрын
LOL! Now I'll never get this visual out of my head. It could be a costume college meme.
@hannahcollins18163 жыл бұрын
Haha yes I pictured 18th c dress as well! Although I would not be lugging around olives...
@peachprincess84863 жыл бұрын
@@littlecrookedhouse Hehe omg it could!!! :D
@peachprincess84863 жыл бұрын
@@hannahcollins1816 I'd have to smuggle it to my rooms because I wasn't allowed to eat, only watch at the french king's feast 😂
@Lauren.E.O3 жыл бұрын
I’m a little sad Rome month ends next week, but I also can’t wait to see what comes next! Thanks for another great video!
@zahrahkhalid63333 жыл бұрын
I’d love to see an episode on what you do with all the leftover food once the episode is over
@daniellarsson34532 жыл бұрын
Taking that stuffing out entirely after the pig is done, and flambeeing it with cognac and maybe a cup of heavy cream and a cup of drippings/water would probably make for an amazing gravy/sauce as the tracta would work as thickener.
@longyu93363 жыл бұрын
3:18 Cato's recipe: Add one teaspoon of Carthaginian soil for saltiness
@jasoncarvajal60993 жыл бұрын
CARTAGO DELENDA EST
@laurelcausey3 жыл бұрын
We are such nerds. And I LOVE it.
@martinnyberg92953 жыл бұрын
2:25 Max, you missed the opportunity to point out that the word ounce has to do with twelfths and dozens and that the Roman libra is the correct one. 😂👍🏼
@TastingHistory3 жыл бұрын
You’re right!
@martinnyberg92953 жыл бұрын
@@TastingHistory You still get the chance with fluid ounces, or uncial writing. 😁👍🏼😊
@SNARC153 жыл бұрын
Me: I wonder when Pliny the Elder will be mentioned... 6:06 : THERE HE IS!
@PHIKrieger3 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love your content. Showed you to my grandmother and she is for the first time experiencing KZbin. Thanks to your charming video's we can really tell you love making them, and we love watching them!
@tessat3383 жыл бұрын
I love your vocabulary. You give adults a clear understanding of what you are talking about but most, if not all of those words will go right over a kid's head.
@caden-reynolds3 жыл бұрын
man, Food Network eat your heart out this show slaps
@varolussalsanclar11633 жыл бұрын
I wouldnt be mad if you dedicated this entire channel to Ancient Rome. Its just such an interesting time in history
@nathanielcharles36323 жыл бұрын
What honeyed tones, got my tea ready and time to pig out on some sweet history content
@TastingHistory3 жыл бұрын
What kind of tea?
@nathanielcharles36323 жыл бұрын
@@TastingHistory Roibos, with some orange and cardamom banana bread
@NLGoose3 жыл бұрын
Can't tell you how excited I am about you being full time Max. Your production value with your presentation quality has always been so great and my partner and I love having tasting history on various screens in the house all the time!
@TastingHistory3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@ScrappyKitty153 жыл бұрын
You don't know how delighterful your channel is. I've been so stressed and when I listen to your channel it just helps me cope. God bless you Max! And love all your plushies 💚
@eddiekoleno22913 жыл бұрын
You know the meme "Guile's theme goes with everything"? Got a new one. Everytime I mess up while cooking I look towards the "audience" and say "yep... But imagine what ancient cooks had to go through. This time on tasting history!"
@Fingkregh3 жыл бұрын
Love your teamup with CA, Simone sends his regards.
@BobBob-wi6ct3 жыл бұрын
Oh those crazy Romans! Fun history, odd flavors, and wildly eccentric characters.
@zeriel91483 жыл бұрын
I mean it's basically an apt description of modern Italians too.
@justsomeemperorofrome342 жыл бұрын
For those wondering what's the classical music playing in the background, it's Vivaldi's Concerto in A minor RV356
@johnnypatrickhaus8903 жыл бұрын
I was just about to get up and tidy the place. Think I'll watch this first. Lol👌
@Lauren.E.O3 жыл бұрын
Honeyed pork sounds amazing 🤩
@connorgolden43 жыл бұрын
Keep up the good work! Looking forward to seeing what Roman/Byzantine meal you make next!
@TastingHistory3 жыл бұрын
Looking for some good Byzantine recipes!
@lyra21123 жыл бұрын
Another great recipe and history! I loved all the historical mosaics and paintings. 🙌 More of that please!
@wandaburns80752 жыл бұрын
I've never been able to eat things that stare back at me, and that even includes fish with the head still on. I do, however, love roast pork in general.
@marmotarchivist3 жыл бұрын
Yay, an episode on the “cena trimalchionis”. I picked this book for my final Latin exam in high school. I mean, why choose some dry text about philosophy, religion, or warfare if you can study a funny, slightly raunchy and totally over the top adventure story with a big feast as the focal point. Keep up the good work with the amazing food and well researched history and I hope they start giving you a discount for all the suckling pigs you’re buying.