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De Senapi (Of Mustard)
De Senapi (Of Mustard) is a traditional Ancient Roman recipe for a sweet mustard, meant for the more common table from Palladius Rutilius Taurus Aemilianus' Opus Agriculturae. This is a very basic mustard made by combining ground mustard with white wine vinegar, honey and olive oil. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Ancient Roman version of: Of Mustard (De Senapi).
prep time
10 minutes
cook time
10 minutes
Total Time:
20 minutes
Serves:
8-10
Rating: 
Tags : Sauce RecipesAncient Roman Recipes
Original Recipe
Original recipe, Oalladius
Opus Agriculturae Liber LIII.VIIII.
Liber LIII Mensis Iulius.
Senapis semen ad modam sextarii unius et semis redigere curabis in puluerem, cui mellis pondo quinque, olei hispani unam libram, aceti acris unum sextarium miscebis et tritis omnibus diligenter uteris.
Translation
Grind one sextarium of mustard seeds with five pounds of honey and one of Hispanic oil, diluting with one sextarium of strong vinegar. Grind diligently everything together and use.
Modern Redaction
Ingredients:
150 white mustard seeds
300ml honey
2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp white wine vinegar
Method:
Grind the mustard seeds to a fine powder in your mortar, then add the white wine vinegar, honey, and olive oil. Mix everything thoroughly, turn into a bowl and serve.
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