[Sca-cooks] Iron Chef Andalusiyya

[Generys ferch Ednuyed]

So do a lot of other kingdoms do period iron chef type things? Or is this
just something you all do out west?  I've never heard of anything like this
in Atlantia, but it's a cool idea...

Generys

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From: <lilinah at earthlink.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 12:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Iron Chef Andalusiyya


> >Huzzah and congratulations, from one Iron Chef to another
> >
> >Selene, CAid,
> >Iron Chef Altavia
>
> Thanks, but, well, it wasn't a *real* Iron Chef thing.
>
> For the Fall Investiture we all planned our menus ahead of time, and
> i cooked most of my food ahead of time as well. We didn't know the
> "secret" ingredient (saffron) until we were at the site, but it was
> obviously chosen because it is common in Medieval and Renaissance
> cooking. For Spring Coronet, we were notified ahead of time what the
> special ingredient would be (garlic) and we cooked our dishes
> off-site.
>
> But at least it encourages "period" cooking, which is actually fairly
> well-accepted around here, although i do hear grumbly remarks
> occasionally, since i generally cook "period" food at camping events,
> and i get the impression that some folks (including some Laurels i
> know) think i'm going a bit too far. For breakfast on Sunday i made
> another 13th c. Andalusian dish, Khabisa with Pomegranate. It's meant
> to be a sweet, but it worked for breakfast, since it is semolina
> cooked in pomegranate juice, with sugar, rosewater, and almonds, sort
> of Medieval Near Eastern cream-of-wheat.
>
> And a local Shire with whom i sometimes camp has a "period" pot-luck
> Saturday night at every Crown Tourney (we have *3* per year). I'm not
> suggesting that pot-lucks are "period", and there's no focus on a
> particular time period or country, but rather the diners are
> encouraged to bring any sort of "period" food, which is certainly a
> step forward from steaks and potatoes.
>
> Anahita
> not a real Iron Chef
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