I came across this ancient Roman snack when I was doing some research into snacks that were made during the Roman times for a play that my daughter’s class was doing when she was in Grade 5, a long time ago now.
Besides these snacks,

I made these Raspberry cheesecake – Minis to celebrate my daugher’s birthday at the banquet as well as

the usual fruit platter of grapes, plums & apples and

vegetables, herbs & spices used in their meals, as displays for their Roman Banquet.
Now to the recipe for Itrion, which uses honey and sesame seeds. I cannot find the site where I obtained this recipe from, fortunately, I had copied it down on paper!
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