Cooking in Europe: 1250-1650 by Ken Albala

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  • ISBN 10 0313330964
  • ISBN 13 9780313330964
  • Published Jun 30 2006
  • Format Hardcover
  • Page Count 160
  • Language English
  • Countries United States
  • Publisher ABC-CLIO
  • Imprint Greenwood Press

Publishers Text

Ever get a yen for hemp seed soup, digestive pottage, carp fritters, jasper of milk, or frog pie? Would you like to test your culinary skills whipping up some edible counterfeit snow or nun's bozolati? This cookbook presents 171 unadulterated recipes from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance eras. Most are translated from French, Italian, or Spanish into English for the first time. Expert commentary helps readers to replicate the food as nearly as possible in their own kitchens. An introduction overviews cuisine and food culture in these time periods and prepares the reader to replicate period food with advice on equipment, cooking methods, finding ingredients, and reading period recipes. The recipes are grouped by period and then type of food or "course." Three lists of recipes - organised by how they appear in the book, by country, and by special occasions - help to quickly identify the type of dish desired. Some recipes will not appeal to modern tastes or sensibilities and this cookbook does not sanitise them for the modern palate. Nearly everything in this book is perfectly edible and - according to the author - delicious!

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