Archaeologists have identified the fish used to make ‘garum,’ Rome’s favorite sauce, not by sight but by sequencing ancient DNA from fragmented bones found in a fish-salting vat in northwestern Spain.

Ancient Romans had a big appetite for a certain kind of fish sauce – and a new study is revealing exactly what went into it. Researcher Gonçalo Themudo published his findings in the journal Antiquity ...

Ava Gene's, a Roman-inspired restaurant in Portland, Ore., incorporates colatura, a modern descendant of ancient Roman fish sauce, into several of its dishes. Fish sauce — that funky, flavor-enhancing ...