Conditum facts for kids
Conditum (also called piperatum or konditon) was a special type of spiced wine. People in ancient Rome and the Byzantine Empire enjoyed it.
The name Conditum comes from Latin and means "spiced." This drink was made by adding different spices and flavors to wine. It was a popular drink in ancient times.
Ancient Recipes for Conditum
Ancient Roman cookbooks, like De re coquinaria, included recipes for spiced wines. This book is one of the oldest cookbooks we know about. It shows us what people ate and drank long ago.
Two famous types were conditum viatorium (traveler's spiced wine) and conditum paradoxum (surprise spiced wine). The conditum paradoxum recipe used wine, honey, pepper, and other interesting ingredients. These included mastic (a tree resin), laurel (bay leaves), saffron, and dates. The dates were even soaked in wine first!
Conditum in the Levant
Around the 300s CE, in a region called the Levant (which is in the Middle East today), conditum was also very popular. The main ingredients there were wine, honey, and pepper. People thought conditum had a strong, spicy taste. It was known for being quite flavorful.
Byzantine Recipes
Later, in the 900s, people in the Byzantine Empire also made conditum. They had specific recipes that told them how much of each ingredient to use. For example, one recipe suggested mixing pepper, honey, and old white wine. This shows that people wanted to make sure their spiced wine tasted just right.
See also
In Spanish: Conditum para niños
