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>Garum, a fish-based condiment, was put on everything.
Aside: It's always been so interesting to me to learn about the smells, flavors, and real life of people back then. Garum is a perfect example of this. The Romans really did put the stuff on everything. It's not just a fish based condiment, it was a very integral part of Roman food and life. You make it by fermenting fish in salt in the Mediterranean sun for a few months and then go about straining the 'pulp' until it runs clear (there is a LOT more to it than that, but thems the basics). Think something like fish sauce. Modern versions are very savory and deep in flavor; super umami sauce. Such things are, today, very foreign seeming.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLDlUGXJMFY
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garum
https://www.amazon.com/Nettuno-Colatura-Anchovy-Sauce-Campan... (a modern type of Garum)