[Sca-cooks] Byzantine Cuisine

[johnna holloway]

These are part of the sites that I located last year on this topic when
asked to do research on then Princess Alys' Coronation banquet.

I won't mention the books and articles--- no time to ILLoan them. Except
to mention Food A Culinary History which is out in paper and might also
be in the local library ssytem has an entire chapter on Byzantine.

Stefan's files at:
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-BY-REGION/fd-Byzantine-msg.html
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http://www.godecookery.com/byznrec/byznrec.htm has the recipes
from an early sca pamphlet... Note that the site says this:
"The recipes given here were created by taking modern Greek ones,
 removing or replacing non-period ingredients
and attempting to reconstruct cooking methods.
 They are the types of dishes that would have
 been served by the
common people or middle classes rather
 than to the Imperial household. "
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This

http://www.uni-heidelberg.de/subject/hd/fak7/hist/o1/logs/mt/t7/940815-052/index.html
is a thread related to Byzantine food. It lists some sites. dates from
1994.
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" Holding Your Own Byzantine Feast"
Menu and recipes for authentic period dishes of medieval
Byzantium, at the NVG Miklagard Garrison site."
This citation turns up but the original site
 seems to have vanished.
They have a notice that the page moved but that next one
appears dead too. ......

HOORAY.... as of today 4 January 2002

they now seem to be at:
http://users.bigpond.net.au/quarfwa/miklagard/Articles/ByzRecipes.htm
and see
http://users.bigpond.net.au/quarfwa/miklagard/NVG.htm for
stuff on the Varangian Guard who served the Byzantine Empire....

Their menu: Fresh Oysters; Olives and Mintleaves and Kesseri
 Chicken in Lemon Sauce;  Salad Oxogarita;
 Tabahajah; Sweet Wine Cakes; Stuffed Dates;Greek Wine
WITH RECIPES.......
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Taste of the Ancient World: An Exhibit.
Title: Taste of the Ancient World: An Exhibit.
Abstract: Presents an exhibition about Greco-Roman eating, drinking,
farming, and starving presented at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, by
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor students. Provides pictures and
descriptions of farming, products, cooking utensils, figures from tombs
associated with farming, and the food industry.
Access:  http://www.umich.edu/%7Ekelseydb/Exhibits/Food/text/Food.html
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Byzantine Studies
"The Eastern Roman Empire, or Byzantium, continued as a cohesive
entity after the Western Roman Empire dissolved. Its influence on Europe
was at times subtle; its preservation of ancient learning was undeniably
significant." Links to a number of sites that link to dozens more---
http://historymedren.about.com/cs/byzantinestudies/
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OTTOMAN CULINARY CULTURE; ITS' EFFECT UPON
 CONTEMPORARY TURKISH CUISINE
by Terrie Wright Chrones, M.A.
at: http://www.orst.edu/food-resource/kelsey/chrones.html
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http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/4722/armenian.html

is a website on the Cuisine of Ancient Armenia... but
this seems to be more modern foods as squash is listed...
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Hope this helps--

Johnnae llyn Lewis   Johnna Holloway

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EileenNel at aol.com wrote:
My son is working on a project for his high school history class. He is>
reponsible for finding and providing food from the Byzantine era.> Of
course, this project is due next week. Any information you can give me
> would be greatly appreciated.>
> Sincerely, Eileen Nelson, Fairfax, VA