[Sca-cooks] bunuelos and medieval Jewish desserts

Suey lordhunt at gmail.com
Thu May 11 17:27:11 PDT 2006


Stefan wrote:

Are these candied peels? I assume not if these are considered Roman.  
But then I don't think the Romans had either oranges or lemons  
either. So, are these peels in something else? Are they thin strips  
with all the white removed? Unless soaked or in something they still  
seem rather fibrous and/or bitter.

The peels are soaked in the honey which is later poured on the bunuelos. 
Yes, that part is a  innovation but Teresa de Castro Martínez, Teresa 
states in _Alimentación en las crónicas castellanas bajomedieivales_, p. 
248 that bunuelos (not citrus) could be Roman.
Then Stefan went on to suggest I look in his

fd-Jewish-msg

for a Jewish dessert. It is a very interesting message it only mentions 
almond based Spanish desserts and I already have two items calling for 
almonds so the treasurer has cut off my almond supply! I finally wrote 
for me speech that everyone claims bunuelos are theirs, the Muslims, the 
Jews who call them bimuelos and the Christians and mention the Roman 
possibility.


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