Reply To: ‘Eat like Chazal’

They had ice, but it was an extreme luxury to keep it through the summer (BTW, it was probably warmer during the time of Bayis Sheini than today). They could salt meat, however that had to be done before cooking and not as a way to deal with leftovers. They had peas but not soy (unless they visited China – it didn’t reach Europe or the Middle East until the time of the ahronim). And of course they lacked all the new world foods (no chocolate, no maize, no tomatoes, no potatoes, no quinoa).

Garum’s use as a condiment is restricted since it is a fish sauce.