SC - Theme Menus

[Elaine Koogler]

A number of years ago, I was asked to cook a Coronation feast for a gentle with
a Viking personna.  He wanted a Viking Feast.  At the time, either this list
didn't exist or I didn't know about it.  I looked in a number of different
places, but couldn't find much that was "Viking" beyond roasted meat, lutefisk
(?? sp) and bread...didn't sound terribly inspiring!  So I decided to cook foods
from the lands his ancestors had visited.  I started with Scotland, then France,
followed by Germany and Italy.  I finished up with sweets from the Middle East,
as I knew that they had wandered at least as far as Constantinople.  It was very
well received and certainly got me past my dilemma about what to do!

Kiri

Joe Pelfrey wrote:

> Thanks to everyone for their feedback.  This discussion has given me a
> couple of ideas of how to do a themed menu from different areas.  Has anyone
> tried a menu based on travels?
>
> An example would be to trace the foods a crusader or pilgrim would have
> encountered on a trip from western Europe to the Holy Land.  Or maybe
> tracking the food encountered on a Mediterranean trip - Spain, Italy, North
> Africa - or some such.
>
> William
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