[Sca-cooks] Simple and Authentic

[Stefan li Rous]

Misha said:
> In a message dated 09/20/2001 6:37:46 PM, Alban at socket.net writes:
> << >So, what are people's favorite really simple period dishes?
>
> A chunk of medium-rare beef, a hunk of bread, and some well-made
> cheese. (And a touch of salt and maybe pepper, if I'm in the mood.)
> A good apple, too, for dessert, as long as it's not one of those
> thrice-be-damned Red Delicious or Golden Delicious monstrosities.
> <grin>
>
> Alban >>
>
> I have to agree. Get a nice hunk of medium rare roast beef or steak (cause
> you know we Russians don't like them puny pieces of meat the English and the
> French call dinner), a nice hunk of Feta Cheese, some bread, olives,dried
> fish, and Misha's homemade pirozhki warm from the oven. Now THATS a meal and
> very simple at that.

Uh, Misha, do you have any evidence that this would be period Russian
food? Were goats common in Russia? I have no idea. Or is feta cheese
from sheep milk? But even more, I doubt olives will grow there, at
least in what I think were the period boundaries of Russia. Would
they import them? I don't think so. I don't think they show up in
English texts. And shipping them to England would be easier than to
Russia.

Anyone else have any comments yea or nay on this?

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