SC - 16th Century recipes a few questions. . .

[Philip & Susan Troy]

And it came to pass on 30 Jan 00,, that Varju at aol.com wrote:

> I know that the "cheese" debate has occured on the list before,
> but for the life of me I cannot remember if  Parmesian was listed as one
> of the period cheeses.  Is Parmesan cheese period?

> Noemi
> slightly crazy head cook. . .

"Queso de Parma" (cheese from Parma) and "queso Parmesano 
rallado" (grated Parmesan cheese) appear in several 16th century 
Spanish recipes, if that's any help to you.  How period it would be for 
German cooking, I don't know.


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