ANST - Stargate Steak Feast

[Jane Gehring-Bretz]

Russell wrote:
> 
> If it's not period, I would love to know why not. For every-day use, it might
> be difficult to have fresh beef, but for a feast, one would likely just
> slaughter the steer. 

I am not familiar with the medieval cooking technique for
beef in period.  However, I can enlighten some on why
grilling steak in the modern way is not strictly period. 
"Barbecuing" is a Caribbean technique of lashing green
branches together to form a "grill" and then placing it over
hot coals to cook meet.  It is know that the term Buccaneer
came from that cooking.  Sea faring individuals saw the
technique, used by the natives, and used it as a way to cook
food.  I cannot find where it becomes used in Europe,
however, it did travel north to what we now call the United
States.  Where the backyard barbecue is a national pastime,
and much more widely used as a cooking technique today.  

The question then takes us back to Gunnora's original
statement and request.  Should our feasts strive to be
period, or should we feed our guests as a matter of courtesy
for their journey?  I would prefer the feast to be period,
and a further extension of the learning process, our
tourneys are supposed to spark.  However, if it is 102
degrees in the shade, and I am dying to eat, I am not really
going to complain if someone sticks a steak in front of me. 
The one argument for doing a feast like Stargate is doing at
Baronial is that it can be cooked in large quantities
without any fear of food poisoning, or other preparation
worries.  I have eaten feasts that have sent me to the
doctor on Monday morning.  This should be a concern as
well.  As I am well know for not cooking even at home, how
do the cooks of the kingdom feel about this topic.

Béatrix d'Angoulême
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