[Sca-cooks] Salt Crust
galefridus at optimum.net
galefridus at optimum.net
Mon Nov 26 14:18:51 PST 2012
I'll check my copy of Apicius when I get home. Also, I have the Fadalat of Ibn Razin, both in the original Arabic and in Spanish translation, so I'll take a look at both.
-- Galefridus
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> Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2012 08:24:01 -0500
> From: Johnna Holloway
> To: Cooks within the SCA
> Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Salt Crust
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> Anecdotal version found here:
> http://www.silkroadgourmet.com/culinary-history-mysteries-1-salt-
> baked-fish/
>
> Lilia Zaouali in Medieval Cuisine of the Islamic World has a
> recipe for shad cooked in salt on page 101.
> She credits it to the Fadalat by Ibn Razin,
>
> Johnnae
>
> On Nov 26, 2012, at 1:30 AM, steve montgomery wrote:
>
> > Does anybody have any actual references on salt crust cooking
> on fish? I
> > have looked through the salt and fish files in the Florilegium,
> > godecookery.com and a couple other places. One blog mentioned
> Apicius but I
> > haven't found my copy yet in unpacking.
> >
> > Lots of blather about it being an ancient thing but no real sources.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > aeduin
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