[Sca-cooks] New World Foods

[Martin G. Diehl]

Greetings, 

I saw Phlip's comment about "New World Foods" and want to continue
that line of reasoning/enquiry.  

IMO, all of this would be easier, if our 'charter' was 
Medieval or Renaissance food *without using any* new world 
foods at all.  i.e. we wouldn't have to even think about 
that question.  

... But it can't be that easy because that is not our initial 
basis; what we have to consider is much more complex and also 
a moving target.  

In addition, the historical record is probably incomplete -- 
can we say with certainty, when, for example, vanilla appeared 
in German cuisine?  ... etc.  

Ever since I 'discovered' the SCA in the fall of 1996, I have 
wondered and asked, what is the timeline for the introduction 
of new world foods into the European cuisine?  

We should also try to establish the introduction dates in 
Europe for all non-European foods; herbs; spices.  

With that timeline, the solution to this sort of question 
becomes mush easier to implement.  

Vincenzo

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Martin G. Diehl

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