Middle Eastern Cooking (was Re: SC - Theme Menus)

[Bonne of Traquair]

>From: Bonne
>
> > "Spice Road' themed feasts have been held.  Hard to do properly as we
>don't
> > know so much about the eastern end of all that, so modern food is used 
>to
> > fill in.
>
>On what do you base that assertion?  And are you talking about Middle
>Eastern food generally,

specifically, I was talking about food at the eastern end.  That is, China, 
or really anything much further east than what we consider the Middle East.

I am under the impression from statements made on this list that many such 
feasts on this theme serve modern middle eastern food.  Which is a shame 
since, as your Baron knows, documentable recipes are available for the 
middle east.  These statements were in the past, so my impression may be 
out-of-date, and spice road feasts are all now depending on the information 
His Grace has made easily available.

And of course we'd like to see the menu!

Bonne
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