[Sca-cooks] RE: Basque Food

[Terry Decker]

Paella is more likely Catlan than Basque as the word comes into Spanish from 
Old French by way of Catalonian.  As for the modern recipe, no earlier that 
the 8th Century, in my estimation.

Bear

> Greetings
> Being as my persona is Pict my research points to the marriage bed as the 
> villian of their eventual loss as a significant people. Ceasars would have 
> been flabergasted to learn all it took was a bed instead of troops.
>  Anyway off to the point of the intent of my message today, Basque food. 
> Anyone know for sure whether Paella is Basque or Spanish? I know its 
> development has fallen to the Spanish cousine.
> I have made several and they are realy great crowd feeders. But I am 
> trying to find actual documentable period recipees for them. I also 
> realize they may have flown under the umbrella as they were primarily a 
> peasant food for farm hands.
> Cealian Of Moray