Spelt Cake

[bellatrix]

I've been researching recipes for ancient Roman spelt cake. I'm not sure it's possible to get a totally authentic recipe, especially since there is some evidence that the spelt flour supposedly used by Romans might have actually been another kind of grain called "far." I had envisioned a spelt cake as just that, a cake as we know it. But what I'm finding is that spelt cakes may have just been a mixture of spelt (far) flour and water, rolled into balls and fried in olive oil.

Vindex, I do not have a copy of Apicius, and I didn't know what Apicius was until you mentioned it in your post. I looked it up, and it seems to be what I need...basically an ancient Roman recipe book. Thank you for the suggestion, and I will definitely check it out!

I love to cook and I've become very curious about what Roman food must have really been like. Since it wasn't processed and loaded down with salt, sugar, and chemical preservatives like much of our food today, I wonder if the ancient food was rather bland. I'm sure it was a heck of a lot healthier than most of our processed foods today.

If anyone out there has gotten into ancient Roman cooking, and you have a recipe you've enjoyed, please feel free to share! Many thanks.