FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Marcus Gavius Apicius, (flourished 1st century ce), wealthy Roman merchant and epicure during the reign of Tiberius (14–37 ce), after whom was named one of the earliest cookbooks in recorded history.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Ancient Roman cookbook attributed to Apicius, De Re Coquinaria is presented in an English translation together with a treatise on Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome.

Detailed explanation-3: -The protagonist of ‘Feast of Sorrow’ is a young Roman slave, Thrasius, who, as a cooking prodigy, is purchased by a very wealthy and extremely ambitious Roman patrician, Marcus Gavius Apicius, a gourmet and nightly host.