SC - European Food

[Elaine Koogler]

I kind of know what Khadija means...after all, I have a Japanese personna!
However, I've not run into that kind of attitude on this list.  In fact,
everyone here seems perfectly willing to discuss all sorts of different
cultures/cuisines.

I think that the point that was being made is that, while we may be able to
document the tomato as being used in China or Turkey, we can't do so in Europe.
So if we're cooking a European feast, it would be out of place.  However, if we
can document it as being Turkish, and we prepare a period Turkish feast, then it
would be appropriate.  I can document peanuts as being in period in China, but
know that they did not come into use as a food in Europe until the 18th century
(I think...).  Therefore, I would not serve a dish containing peanuts in the
Elizabethan feast I just cooked, but my Lord might use them when he cooks our
Festival of Kites oriental feast (Chinese/Japanese) in the fall.

Kiri

margali wrote:

> Let me apologize for anybody on the list who is eurocentric!
> margali
> also known as
> Lady Aruvqan of Shu-nu-shi Clan, of the Kazdag Region
> [and my webpage as a nifty picture of me getting an award in my
> mideastern cooking slops]
> [well, also Hyapatia Didius and Damhnait ferch Odharnait, but these 2
> are both so early that They get heat from the 'middle ages means 1100'
> group]
> >>>
>  However, my question was predicated by personal and deragatory missives
>
> that I have received since joining this list from its members.
>
>     Khadijah
>
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