SC - Aw, the Joys of the Florilegium -OT

[UlfR]

- --- Mark Calderwood <mark-c at acay.com.au> wrote:
> >Hrolf's assertion:
> >  " I can say that this is one of the areas of the
> world where methods do not
> >change (with the exception of the tomato / tamarind
> swap and the ready
> >adoption of chilli - which was done in period) over
> the centuries."
> 
> is *arrant rubbish*. Please pardon my bluntness, but
> I get *very* sick of 
> people making this statement about Middle Eastern
> culture, despite the fact 
> that it has been proven wrong again and again. The
> culture (including 
> clothing, cooking, etc) was no more static than
> Western Europe was in the 
> same period, as even a moderate amount of research
> will show. I too would 
> be very interested in Hrolf's evidence to support
> this statement.
> 
> Giles de Laval

Perhaps the gentleman in question was thinking more of
"tradition" than "methods".  Middle eastern cultures
are apparently steeped in tradition, particularly in
regards to their cuisine.  That is not to say they
were ever "static", mind you...merely, for lack of a
better term..."steadfast".

The Middle East has been influenced by (and
influenced) a great number of other cultures,
including Greek, Roman, Moorish, etc... The region is
in love with food, and the Western World could take a
lesson from their passion.

Balthazar of Blackmoor

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