[Sca-cooks] New World Foods
Martin G. Diehl
mdiehl at nac.net
Sun Nov 14 12:39:22 PST 2004
Susan Fox-Davis wrote:
>
> Vincenzo wonders...
>
> > In addition, the historical record is probably incomplete
> > -- can we say with certainty, when, for example, vanilla
> > appeared in German cuisine? ... etc.
>
> This is a very good question, and if you read German, it
> may be answered in THE NEW HERBAL OF 1543 by Leonhart
> Fuchs, available in a modern facsimile copy. I do not
> read German but the index is in Latin species names,
> which helps. Many of the plants are pictured including
> "Turkish Corn" [maize], capsicum peppers and various
> squashes like pumpkins.
>
> Selene
That sounds like a good reference.
At first, I was thinking of Europe in general ... but
the research needs to be done by cuisine/country. After
all, that's where we get the recipes.
Vincenzo
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