[Sca-cooks] salad of fennel and seville oranges?

[Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius]

On Apr 13, 2006, at 3:48 AM, Volker Bach wrote:

> Am Donnerstag, 13. April 2006 03:45 schrieb Adele de Maisieres:
>> Johnna Holloway wrote:
>>> Ok I'll play. I don't want to read or delete the in-box any longer.
>>> So  on the web  you can find recipes like this one--
>>> Fennel, Orange and Walnut Salad Recipe #115713
>>> Salad of fennel and oranges is typically Italian and dates back  
>>> to the
>>> time of the Roman legionnaires.
>>> http://www.recipezaar.com/115713
>>
>> Or so the author asserts.
>
> I believe it.
>
> OK, except for the oranges. And maybe the combination of fennel and  
> walnuts.
> And it being served as a salad. :-)
>
> Giano

Your skepticism is ugly. Tiramisu also goes back to the Roman  
Legions. Or maybe it was the Knights of Columbus Recreation Center...  
I forget.

Does anyone have within easy reach any info on the anise/bulb variety  
of fennel? Seems to me that medieval varieties may have been non- 
fleshy, of the sort that the French use today in dried form as a  
seasoning herb for fish dishes...

I'll have to dig out a few books. I guess Tacuinum Sanitatis is the  
place to start.

Adamantius


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