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[Gwynydd of Culloden]

My biggest disappointment with this book is the recipes. No originals (well,
very few). Most recipes look more ethnic than medieval.

meadhbh
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From: Guenevere Nelson-Melby <Guenevere_Nelson-Melby at needham.k12.ma.us>
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Sent: Friday, March 24, 2000 7:41 AM
Subject: SC - Re: sca-cooks V1 #2046


> Has anyone read A  Mediterranean Feast: The Story of the Birth of the
> Celebrated
>                            Cuisines of the Mediterranean from the
> Merchants of Venice to
>                            the Barbary Corsairs, with More than 500
> Recipes
>                            by Clifford A. Wright ?
>  Perhaps it has been discussed previously. I am new to the list and have
> no sense of history here. But his thesis is that we have underestimated
> Arab influence on European culture and cuisine and it's quite exhaustively
> documented? I know that it isn't technically all medieval, but it is
> rooted in history. Any other fans, readers?
> Guenevere
>
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