[Sca-cooks] Flandrin: the medieval order of meal
JIMCHEVAL at aol.com
JIMCHEVAL at aol.com
Sat Oct 26 10:31:47 PDT 2013
Thanks. That was more useful I think than my own summary. The one point I
would add is that he (as I recall) emphasizes the symmetry in the number of
dishes in each course, which is an interesting point.
How useful this is to someone who's trying to be strictly 13th-14th century
in their order, I don't know. Beyond making the roast the centerpiece and
trying to keep the number of dishes in each course equal, I think you're
still pretty much on your own.
Jim Chevallier
Comparing early and late medieval food in France
_http://www.chezjim.com/food/pre-v/comparisons.html
In a message dated 10/26/2013 10:26:39 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
alysk at ix.netcom.com writes:
I did a little bit more than a quick read, but I will admit that it
still is somewhat confusing to me. In the chapter on 14th-15th centuries
he asked, rhetorically, if the French meals followed a prescribed order.
He thinks they do, but Henisch and others don't.
Flandrin then goes into a discussion of "mets" (dishes) and "assiettes"
(platters) to talk about if they are different. (Yes, sometimes.) He
next discusses identifying courses and the number of dishes in each
course.
_ (http://www.chezjim.com/food/pre-v/comparisons.html)
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