[Sca-cooks] weird idea... medieval restaurant

[Bonne of Traquair]

A specialty restaurant only has to appeal to a small
>fraction of the population of a big city. Consider Ethiopian food,
>for example, which is a good deal more bizarre than medieval
>European--yet there are Ethiopian restaurants, and at least some of
>them draw customers from the non-Ethiopian population.

I must question the idea that Ethiopian food is 'a good deal more bizarre'
than medieval food.  From the perspective of someone born and raised in the
southeastern U.S., I'd have to say that although the Ethiopian bread is
definately different, but the rest of it was familiar and would go nicely
with cornbread at a 'supper on the grounds' (church picnic).  The foods and
finished dishes were perhaps a tiny bit spicier than but not much.

Then again, I also saw clear reflections and retentions of medieval food in
my native cuisine and did not find it 'bizarre' either.

Bonne


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