03/08/2024
Terra Ignis Product Series
Garum
The last in our product series is one of our more innovative products, Garum.
Traditionally, Garum is an ancient fish sauce which was beloved by the Ancient Greeks and Romans.
As always, we’ve applied a modern twist to this classic and often misunderstood sauce.
On a basic level, Garums are a salty and umami heavy sauce, mostly due to the presence of an amino acid called glutamate. So taking this concept and using koji as an enzymatic replacement to breakdown the sugars and proteins, one of the main amino acids produced is the umami rich glutamate. This allows us to create complex, umami rich sauces which don’t rely on the use of fish guts for enzymatic breakdown.
This method of garum production allows us to stay true to our ethos using a host of wild ingredients.
Some of our favourites have featured honeysuckle, wild garlic, nettle seed and samphire to name a few.
Flavour profile - umami, uniquely rounded.
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