[Sca-cooks] Pompei poor eating giraffes??
JIMCHEVAL at aol.com
JIMCHEVAL at aol.com
Fri Jan 3 12:47:07 PST 2014
Pliny the Elder probably knew Pompeii; he died there (trying to rescue
friends). He says that the giraffe was seen "occasionally" in Rome, which
argues against it being a standard food item.
_http://books.google.com/books?id=v4BiAAAAMAAJ&dq=inauthor%3Apliny%20giraffe
&pg=PA277#v=onepage&q&f=false_
(http://books.google.com/books?id=v4BiAAAAMAAJ&dq=inauthor:pliny%20giraffe&pg=PA277#v=onepage&q&f=false)
Jim Chevallier
Feasts and All Their Finery
Elegant Dining in Old Regime France
http://chezjim.com/books/legrand-feasts.html
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