[Sca-cooks] Cowpeas (was: seljuk-era rice dish)

[Galefridus Peregrinus]

Cowpeas are out of period?!? Since when? Some cursory research indicates 
that they were cultivated in the eastern Mediterranean as far back as 
2300 BCE. See:


Perrino, P., Laghetti, G., Spagnoletti Zeuli, P. L. & Monti, L.M. (1993) 
Diversification of cowpea in the Mediterranean and other centres of 
cultivation. Genetic resources and crop evolution, 40, 121-132.
DOI:10.1007/BF00051116


-- Galefridus

> Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 22:50:52 -0500
> From: "Terry Decker" To: "Cooks within the SCA" Subject: Re: 
> [Sca-cooks] seljuk-era rice dish
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> The Taqwim al-sihhah is a work by ibn-Butlan which appears in European 
> translation of the 13th Century as Tacuinum Sanitatis.  At the time it 
> was written, Baghdad was part of the Seljuk Empire.  There is a copy 
> of the original held by the Aga Khan Museum (which was set to open in 
> Toronto this year).
>
> Each of these names is a common name and meant to provide linguistic 
> differentiation as opposed to salability.  Each of the peas noted has 
> at least three common names in English just to add to the confusion. 
> BTW, "cowpea" is out of period.
>
> Bear
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Galefridus Peregrinus suggested:
> <<< The Taqwim al-Sihhah (11th century Baghdad) lists grass peas, 
> chick peas, and cow peas. >>>
>
> That?s Iraq, not Turkey, but I guess you work with what you can get.
>
> What kind of reference is this ?Taqwim al-Sihhah? and how available is 
> it for those researching this area and time?
>
> Thanks,
>   Stefan
> (who named these peas? Obviously not a marketer. :-) )