Salted herring was Re: [Sca-cooks] OT-knots and medieval boats

[Susan Fox-Davis]

Brandu/Elias wrote:

> OBFood content (to Make Papa Gunthar happy):
> The primary cargoes carried by coasters of the East Anglian region are
> Grain and Salted herring, with salt, coal, wine and cloth stuffs. the salt
> and wine were generally carried from France, and were generally traded for
> in exchange for Salt Herring, and grain. The French appetite for salt
> herring was the foundation of may a Tudor era fortune.
>
> Personally I can't understand why. The stuff makes me gag.

The French can make a delicacy out of anything!
Besides:  French remained a Catholic country and salted
fish was an important protein source for those frequent
fast days.

Selene Colfox