in 10th grade Latin class, the older class (3rd year) had a potluck and left some of the food, one of the items left was named garum (or explained to me as simp

in 10th grade Latin class, the older class (3rd year) had a potluck and left some of the food, one of the items left was named garum (or explained to me as simply: fish paste). It smelled awful, but I was dared. A spoonful later and I was using every muscle in my body not to vomit everywhere. I'm not a fish fan unless it's deep fried properly with a decent batter, and I can't stand Salmon, so maybe I'm not the best to critique it, but I still shiver at the memory. I believe it was made using the full fish body, over a few weeks fermenting in the sun. Homemade, too iirc. I'm surprised I didn't get severely sick, to be honest or food poisoning...