[Sca-cooks] Lobster in Period

[James Prescott]

"Viandier" (c 1395) and "Ouverture" (1604) have recipes that refer to 
sea crayfish, which is probably (but not 100% certainly) lobster.

Thorvald


On 2014-01-15 14:56, Aline Swynbrook wrote:
> I am currently working on a menu for an A&S entry and am trying to do some research on lobster in period.  Does anyone have any sources on which species might be correct?  I am finding documentation on Homarus Gammarus (common European lobster) from 1708, but haven't seen anything earlier.
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> Thanks!
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> Aline
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