a shaped, proto-pasta made from wheat flour. The resulting cake could be served in a range of contexts: more hearty versions at home, and more delicate preparations at the end of formal dinners.

Cato's recipe

While libum is referenced by various Roman poets, the only recipe given in antiquity for libum is given by Cato the Elder, in his treatise De agri cultura that he wrote circa 160BCE. Cato presents a basic dish that combined flour and cheese

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