[Sca-cooks] Classical Greek Potatoes and Hot Peppers
David Friedman
ddfr at daviddfriedman.com
Mon Dec 14 16:54:05 PST 2009
>Ian posted:
><<< Well, in that case, I think I should post my recipe for Classical Greek
>Potatoes and Hot Peppers! jk >>>
>
>Stefan posted:
><<< Please do. It sounds interesting. And probably within my cooking
>abilities. >>>
>
><<< I *think* that was a joke... saying that potatoes and hot peppers
>could be a classic (Greek, I assume) recipe
>
>Ranvaig >>>
>
>Okay Ian. I guess you suckered me.
>
>But "classic" doesn't mean "period". Something "classic" could be
>only a century or two old. There are a number of classic Italian
>recipes which include tomato sauce. Or Chinese dishes with capsicum
>peppers. And Hungarian dishes with paprika.
>
>Sigh. But it sounded good.
Note the distinction between "classic Greek" and "classical Greek."
Something a century or two old might be the former but isn't the
latter.
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