Description
Baking in ancient Rome: a BAKING culinary technique.
Technical
Baking was a popular profession and source of food in ancient Rome. Many ancient Roman baking techniques were developed due to Greek bakers who traveled to Rome following the Third Macedonian War. Ancient Roman bakers could make large quantities of money. This may have contributed to receiving a negative reputation. Bakers used tools such as the fornax, testum, thermospodium, and the clibanus to make bread. Most Roman breads were made using sourdough. The most common way to leaven bread was using flour mixed with grain.
Science
Primary Reaction
Maillard Reaction
Sensory Profile
Aroma ()
tangy sourdoughnuttytoastyearthyyeasty
Taste
umamisoursweet
Texture