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Dulcia domestica
Ancient Roman dates stuffed with peppered walnuts and pine nuts, salted and glazed with honey.
About Dulcia domestica
Dulcia domestica is an ancient Roman sweet recorded in Apicius. This profile follows dates filled with a peppered mixture of walnuts and pine nuts, lightly salted and finished in honey.
The dates and honey give a deep caramel sweetness, balanced by salt and a warm peppery edge. Walnuts add mild bitterness while pine nuts bring a softer resinous richness.
The sweets are glossy, compact and amber-brown, with a tender sticky date exterior around a finely textured nut filling. Reduced honey leaves the surface syrupy rather than crisp.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Walnut, Pine nut.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
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Ingredients in Dulcia domestica
Ancient Roman Honeyed Dates Stuffed with Walnuts and Pine Nuts.
- DatesSweet fruit casing
- WalnutsEarthy nut filling
- Pine nutsRich nut filling
- Black pepperWarm aromatic seasoning
- Coarse sea saltSweetness contrast
- HoneyReduced glaze and cooking syrup
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Dates:
- Walnuts:
- Pine nuts:
- Black pepper:
- Coarse sea salt:
- Honey:
Origins & food traditions
Historical Italian Cooking supplies the complete Apicius-based recipe selected here, stuffing dates with black pepper, walnuts and pine nuts before salting and cooking them in honey. The reference article independently identifies dulcia domestica as an ancient Roman sweet recorded by Apicius and confirms the defining date, nut, pepper, salt and honey combination.
Countries
- Italy
Cuisines & regions
- Ancient Roman Cuisine
- Italian Cuisine
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