[Sca-cooks] pizza / "plakuntos"

[Susan Fox]

On 4/15/06 12:53 AM, "Stefan li Rous" <StefanliRous at austin.rr.com> wrote:

> Selene said:
> ====
>>> Yecch! Taking the tomato off doesn't make it period food!
>>> (Seriously-- if you feel it's not do-able and you don't want to go
>>> there, the way to say no is to say no.)
> 
> I hate to say it, but actually it does, more or less.  I was the cook
> and hand-model for a nice "plakuntos" on the Pizza episode of "The
> Secret Life Of..." and I can tell you, it was pretty much bread dough,
> cheese and basil.
> ====
> 
> Plakuntos? I must have missed that "Secret Life of..." episode.
> 
> Recipe? What is the evidence that this is period?
> 
> Stefan
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It was the "Pizza" episode.  There was a description by Plato of flat round
bread dressed with oil, cheese and herbs.  May find the citation later when
I am awake.

Selene