SC - Piquant foods

[david friedman]

At 9:32 AM -0500 4/1/98, LrdRas wrote:


>Chili peppers are New World.  Although they were a major agricultural crop in
>the Mediterranean basin by 1523 C.E., there is no evidence that they were used
>in cookery until much later.

Interesting--what is the evidence that they became a major crop that early?

>Middle Eastern food is spicy admittedly but in no way is it "piquant."  And
>India style period feasts would also not be "piquant" at least not in the
>since that chili peppers would flavor a dish.

The one period Indian source we have does, however, produce very salty
dishes--and pretty spicy, although not with capsicum spices.


David/Cariadoc
http://www.best.com/~ddfr/


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