Torta Levenexe (Chicken Pie)

By Heinrich von Holstein (Atlantia, 2025) Description This recipe is from a late 14th century Italian manuscript known as Anonimo Meridionale.  The meaning of the word “levenexe” is unclear [1], but the passage describes a very typical medieval meat pie which mixes sweet and savory ingredients with fine spices.  Instead of a traditional pie, I… Continue reading Torta Levenexe (Chicken Pie)

Roman Cuisine Class Handout

Cave Garum:  An Introduction to Roman Cuisine By Lord Heinrich von Holstein CLASS HANDOUT Period Sources Naturalis Historia (~77 AD) – Gaius Plinius Secundus “Pliny the Elder” (~23-79 AD) Martial’s Epigrams – Marcus Valerius Martialis “Martial” (~38-~102 AD) The Satyricon (1st century AD) – Gaius Petronius Arbiter (27-66 AD) Di Agri Cultura (2nd century BCE)… Continue reading Roman Cuisine Class Handout