MODERN
ANCIENT ROMAN.
A cuisine defined by flavor architecture, not reenactment. The deliberate orchestration of sweet, sour, salty, umami, aromatic, and gentle heat within a single dish.
The Matrix
Four Bases. Infinite Dishes.
Each Liquamen chapter contains 10 recipes designed around a specific flavor architecture.
The Sweet Roman Foundation
The everyday grammar. Sweet-salty-herbal, bright, rounded. Seafood, rabbit, eggs.
10 RecipesFruit as Savory Architecture
Where Roman logic feels most alien—and most modern. Fruit is structural, not garnish.
10 RecipesDepth, Bass, and Reduction
The banquet register. Deep, resonant, long-finish. Serious without being heavy.
10 RecipesBody Without Dairy
Ancient satiety, modern metabolism. Rich, nutty, aromatic, balanced.
10 RecipesAI-Powered
The Pillar Oracle
Tell us what's in your kitchen. We'll map it to the Roman Equation and suggest what's missing—or generate a new recipe on the spot.
The Roman-Modern Pantry
The Eight Pillars
If a dish tastes flat, you're missing a pillar—not adding salt. Every dish activates at least five of these axes.
Pantry Rule
"If a dish tastes flat, you are missing a pillar—not adding salt."
The Constraint
No chiles. Heat comes from black pepper, long pepper, ginger, mustard seed, and resinous herbs—producing stimulation without dominance.