[Sca-cooks] Viander, was Re: A question sure to cause controversy

Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius adamantius1 at verizon.net
Thu Feb 19 08:22:49 PST 2009


On Feb 19, 2009, at 11:14 AM, Kingstaste wrote:

> Viander, from "The Forme of Cury", which was compiled in 1383 by  
> 'the chief
> master cooks of King Richard the Second... the which was accounted  
> the best
> and royallest viander of all christen Kings'

Isn't that a reference to the cookbook, and not the cooks? As in, Le  
Viandier de Taillevent? And "the which was accounted the best and  
royallest viander of..." being in the singular and all...

Adamantius, Unrehabilitated Serial Kitchener



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