[HN Gopher] Garum Masala: trade between ancient Rome and India
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       Garum Masala: trade between ancient Rome and India
        
       Author : Thevet
       Score  : 46 points
       Date   : 2023-04-10 19:20 UTC (1 days ago)
        
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       | greenyoda wrote:
       | Archive with no paywall: https://archive.ph/xLmsi
        
       | c54 wrote:
       | Clever name!
        
       | HDMI_Cable wrote:
       | For anyone wondering, there's no connection between the Roman
       | _Garum_ (a sort of fish sauce that was very common in Roman
       | cuisine) and Garam Masala---I believe Garam simply means 'hot'
       | (as in 'hot spice') in Hindi, and so bears no etymological
       | history with Rome.
        
         | whydoyoucare wrote:
         | Thanks, and yes, the title caught me off guard until I realized
         | it was fish sauce as opposed to the hot spice (garam masala).
        
       | gerikson wrote:
       | Can recommend author Dalrymple's books about the East India
       | Company and the first Anglo-Afghan war.
        
       | dr_dshiv wrote:
       | Amazing. This is fantastic. I like reflecting on the fact that an
       | ancient Greek kingdom used to border ancient India -- and that a
       | Greek king became Buddhist before Ashoka--and that Ashokan
       | pillars had Greek written on them.
        
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