SC - Arabian dishes

[ana l. valdés]

> I should have said MOST of Europe and the Middle East. Certainly there were, 
> as you have pointed out, isolated areas where it was used relatively early on 
> as human food by a lot of people. However, given the size of Europe, I would 
> still categorize the statement I made as accurate when the continent is 
> viewed as a whole. Either way I know of no period recipes using this grain 
> and if it was used in the areas you mention by the upper classes or nobility 
> on a regular basis and recipes are available I would love to see them. Thanks 
> in advance. 

Well, will I be let off the hook if I say that I believe the times when it
was widespread in Southern Europe were post-period?
I'm already four or five requests for look ups behind... yes, I will find
the apron pictures asap, as soon as I get my kitchen unearthed...
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