SC - Eastern European Cookery

[david friedman]

I have not accepted that Medieval cooking is nasty, but I must admit I've
gotten very tired of "feasts" where one course/remove/etc. is undercooked
chicken served in iits own semi-gelled grease, with no spices, or very few,
because in one case (a lady who was studting to become a "professional"
cook), "they didn't use many spices in period", than which, we all know
better, I hope. The other courses/removes all seemed to involve bread,
cheese, and badly cooked rice, with sickeningly sweet desserts and soggy
vegetables mixed in betwixt and between. I KNOW people in "period" had to
eat better than this, I've seen descriptions of period feasts and lovely
things like hunter's stews, and since I got on the cook's list, I've found
that people here actually know what good food is and work hard at preparing
it, but you couldn't prove it by the first few feasts I was exposed to. The
only reason I kept trying to eat that crap was convenience and being
sociable. I still take a couple hard-boiled eggs with me to feasts just in
case, although since then I've found more edible feasts (though the deadly
chicken is still served)..

phlip at morganco.net

Never a horse that cain't be rode,
And never a rider that cain't be throwed.

: 	One other concept not brought up is the "rumor mill" Many people have
: heard that Medieval food is nasty in one way or another. Many of the
: food/ history books I have  also proliferate that idea, by the authors,
: who obviously have bot prepared any of the dishes, and yet put forth
: their "opinion" that these foods are to be looked at as a curiosity of
: the age in question, but not to be accepted as FOOD. Persons who read
: these sources will almost subconsciously adopt the opinion as a "fact"
: because it is so written.
: 
: 	I welcome comments and debate on this subject, as it has long been a
: thorn in my side.
: 	Stepping off the soapbox.
: 
: Ceridwen
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