Roman white mice

Have a go at this simple Roman recipe at home. Be inspired by a real Roman recipe - but don't worry, they're not real mice!

The Romans made hard-boiled eggs look like mice. They served them with a herb sauce.

You could follow the Roman recipe, or get creative with whatever tasty things you have in the cupboard. What's the most impressive thing you can make out of an egg?

Any little ones - make sure you have a grown up’s help.

Boiled eggs with simple decoration to look like mice

Ingredients for the 'mice'

6 eggs
12 almonds
Chives
Cloves (for decoration)

How to make it

Place the eggs in a saucepan and cover with cold water
Put the saucepan over a high heat and bring to the boil.
Reduce the heat and simmer gently for 12 minutes
Leave your eggs to cool before removing the shell
To make the mice, slice the eggs in half lengthways and place side by side on a serving plate
Now decorate! The Romans used flaked almonds for ears, cloves for eyes and chives for a tail.

You can make this recipe together as part of number 11 - Making Connections, number 40 Happy History and number 47 - Great Wakefield Baking, in your 50 things to do before you're 5.