Old World Fresh Sourdough Bread Starter Kit
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Pliny the Elder tells us of unusual and exotic sourdough bread starters used by the ancient Romans, and they’re far from what’s in the use today in their bakeries and kitchens. But guess what? They work! And they’re powerhouses when it comes to baking bread in small or high volumes. Incorporating ingredients such as grapes or legumes with flours such as millet or barley allows us to recreate an old world sourdough starter that not only impacts the size and texture of their loaves but their flavor as well! What will your name your starter?
Have you ever wanted to experience the breads and pastries of Ancient Rome? Now you can! Farrell Monaco is a Roman archaeologist, baker, and writer whose research centers on food from the Roman Mediterranean. Farrell painstakingly recreates Ancient Roman recipes using techniques and ingredients sourced from archaeological research and ancient literature. Pistrinum is on a mission to revive ancient Roman cooking traditions and recreate breads and pastries enjoyed thousands of years ago in Ancient Rome. Monaco’s signature baked goods are made using (very) old-world methods, and they’re available exclusively on Goldbelly. It’s archaeo-culinary craft in action!
This package includes 1 Old World Fresh Sourdough Bread Starter Kit
- Each starter jar weighs approx. 16 oz.
- Sourdough Bread Starter Kit flavor options:*
Chickling vetch and barley flour
Red grape and millet flour
Chickpea and durum wheat flour
Armenian Goris bean and common wheat flour
- Kit arrives with ice packs, may thaw in transit.
- Upon arrival, store in the refrigerator.
To Serve
- Kits can be fed equal parts flour and water daily and may be left out at room temperature during feeding or use.
- Please do not fill the jar to more than half capacity when feeding.
- Do not tighten the lid onto the jar when feeding, simply place the lid over the top of the jar so that pressure inside of the jar during feeding does not cause the jar to rupture.
- Kit should be contained with the cover tightened onto the jar and refrigerated when not in use.
- Reviving a starter may take a day to a week, depending on period of dormancy in the fridge.
- Old World Fresh Sourdough Bread Starter Kit – Wheat, Barley, Or Millet Flour, Bean, Pea, Grapes, Trace Apple Cider Vinegar. This Product Is Fermented.
Contains: Wheat Flour. Processed In A Facility That Also Processes Nuts. Millet And Barley Starter May Also Contain Wheat Flour.
Breads & Pastries Inspired by Ancient Roman Recipes
Breads & Pastries Inspired by Ancient Roman Recipes
Have you ever wanted to experience the foods of Ancient Rome? Now you can! Farrell Monaco is a Roman archaeologist, baker, and writer whose research centers on food from the Roman Mediterranean. Farrell is renowned for her experimental archaeology projects, and she recreates Ancient Roman recipes using techniques and ingredients sourced from archeological research in addition to ancient texts and art. In 2021, she launched her online bakery, Pistrinum, on a mission to revive ancient Roman cooking traditions and recreate breads and pastries enjoyed thousands of years ago in Ancient Rome. It’s archaeo-culinary craft in action!
Monaco’s signature baked goods are made using (very) old-world methods, and they’re available exclusively on Goldbelly. Her creations include Panis Quadratus loaves found in excavated ovens in Pompeii, Roman Rosettes made with savory spices praised by Pliny the Elder, crunchy-crusted bread rings (Ciambelle) milled with chickpeas, Roman fry-breads written about in Virgil’s “Aeneid,” and sweet fried honey fritters called Globi from the writings of Cato the Elder. Order these for delivery direct to your villa, and eat like an Ancient Roman!
