seize a pungency to deplete in the days of theRoman Empirewasn’t all that different from   pose in an American diner , if the dishes described in a Roman cookbook are anything to go by . Milkshakes and waffles may not have been on the menu just yet , but one fragility calledisicia omentatabears a strong resemblance to a staple of innovative culinary art – the hamburger .

The recipe appears in a book calledApicius , which contain 10   separate volume relating to unlike categories of food , such as meat , seafood , birds , and vegetables . Thought to have been written in the quaternary   or 5th   century , Apicius contains recipe see all the way back to the first   century , mostly using element that would have been usable to the wealthy family experience in and around Rome .

Like an extravagantburger , isicia omentata is essentially a minced heart and soul patty that is flavour with pine crackpot , peppercorns , and a Pisces - ground sauce called garum , and accompanied by a bread ringlet that has been pre - imbue in white wine .

It ’s not the sort of thing that would have been usable to the depressed category , although Roman laborers did used to eat at libertine nutrient joints called thermopolia , which were kiosks that do quick - to - eat dishes to worker on their lunch break .

The origins of Apicius stay an issue of disputation , with some historians credit one Apicius Caelius as the writer , due to the letter of the alphabet API and CAE appear on the front cover of some editions . Other accounts , meanwhile , credit the book to a famous gourmand identify Marcus Gavius Apicius , who was known for his lenient tastes and is the depicted object of several outrageous culinary anecdotes .

It is claimed , for example , that he once sailed all the way from Rome to Libya after hearing that the half-pint off the coast of the North African country were tastier than those found elsewhere . However , after being immediately disappointed by the flavor of the Libyan shellfish , he apparently turned around and went straight home without even stepping ashore .

Marcus Gavius Apiciusis also said to have had a fondness for flamingo clapper , and supposedly committed self-annihilation after realizing that he no longer had enough money to maintain his scandalous diet . Now there ’s a man who ’s committed to his intellectual nourishment .