[Sca-cooks] 1637 Hosokawa Sansai Kaiseki Meal

[ruadh]

1671-72 IIRC the white potato comes to "Nutfield" [Londonderry/Derry], NH,
USA along with Scot/Irish flax weavers from that same region of Ireland. So
during your 1600's era the white spud [Murphy] was on the move. What's the
possible very early Mexico connection [or travel directions] for its Yams ?

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> So far as the potato is concerned, I suspect that it was probably a type
> of yam.  I know that that type of potato is used today in their cuisine,
> so it may go back that far.  Again, I'll check a couple of my cookbooks
> and my other source for more information.
>
> Kiri (thoroughly enjoying this series of posts!!!!!)
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> Gaylin Walli wrote:
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> > * NOTE: Before someone gets all happy about potatoes in near-period
> > Japan I'd like to point out that we have no idea what the original
> > source document says and we're relying on Ms. Cort's translation,
> > presumably. It could feasibly be a potato like we're used to today
> > given the 1637 date alone, but we don't know for sure. -- Iasmin
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