ANST - Feast regulations?

[Crescentia _]

The tofu talk has made me curious in a related issue.  Say, 
hypothetically speaking, a Feastocrat decided to serve some form of tofu 
dish because tofu is undoubtedly period in certain geographical regions. 
Now, would that make the rest of the feast have to revolve around that 
time period/geographical location?  What exactly are the stated 
guidelines for planning an event's feast?  Is it merely accepted form, 
or is it a rule, to take a region and a time period and serve something 
that might have been served then?  Say, instead, you wanted to serve a 
13th c. Spanish feast, and include tofu as a part of it.  Can you say, 
"Well, it's possible--" (and perhaps make up a story of a cousin who 
traveled to a far-off place and came back with soybeans and a tofu 
recipe) or do you have to actually have documentation about the 
recipes/ingredients used; or at least get respectably close to what 
would have been fixed? Or is it done for continuity; or is it merely 
something to do to prevent nits from being picked? ^_^

-Crescentia


>>
>so, the silk road existed from before christ to the present, tofu was 
>invented some where from 618ad to 906ad, and marco polo was in china 
>from 1280 to 1295. that much is clear. but does any one know for sure 
>when tofu was introduced to the west? it may or may not be period. you 
>may want to go with tofu until some one can prove it isn't period. but 
>then, if it's for health, personal, or whar ever reasons, use it. if 
>people complain about it, explain your reasons why you use tofu. if 
they 
>still complain, you'll have to decide who you want to listen to. them 
or 
>your self. choose wisely.
>km

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