[Sca-cooks] "Blattes de Bysance" in the Baghdad cookery book

[Gorgeous Muiredach]

At 11:19 PM 5/14/2002, you wrote:
>Does anyone who what this mystery ingredient is?  <SNIP> The
>literal translation seems to be "cockroaches of Byzantium".

I wish I could help you, but I have really no clue.  Blatte is indeed
'roaches, from Latin actually (according to my Larousse Lexique).  I'd be
interested to know.

I'll drop a note to my dad, he might be able to help find it in his mega
dictionary of French language.



Gorgeous Muiredach
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