what is ancient in the 23rd century is not going to be the same as
"ancient" in the 20th century<since B5 is so last century<g>>

joy

radei

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Christiane
  To: sca-cooks@ansteorra.org
  Subject: [Sca-cooks] Bagna cauda
  Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 15:28:22 -0400 (EDT)

  >
  > Selene wrote:
  > Um, on-topic content... food in B5... bagna cauda, Mr. Garibaldi's
  > favorite birthday meal, is supposed to be "ancient" but I'm having
  some
  > trouble running down documentation other than websites. Anyone know
  > anything?
  >
  > Selene
  >
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  >
  > The only hint I'm getting about it, unfortunately, is from a
  Website:
  >
  >
  http://www.taccuinistorici.it/newsbrowser.php?news_id=441&news_dove=1
  >
  > The site says bagna cauda is supposed to have originated amongst
  > the fishermen of Provence. Because it's one of those rustic peasant
  > dishes, it's hard to track down.
  >
  > I do notice that the contemporary bagna cauda recipes all call for
  > butter in addition to olive oil. During most of the Middle Ages,
  > olive oil was scarce and expensive because many of the groves
  > cultivated by the Romans went to pot during the chaos of the Dark
  > Ages and early Middle Ages. The Church took control of most of the
  > remaining olive groves. For the peasant, butter was a more
  > plentiful fat to add to the diet.
  >
  > Gianotta
  >
  >
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