Non-period food: Difference between revisions
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**[[squash]] |
**[[squash]] |
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*new world [[fruit]]s |
*new world [[fruit]]s |
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**[[pumpkin]] - although some old world gourds (nothing like the orange things) were called pumpkin |
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**[[pumpkin]] |
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**[[pineapple]] -- (''although they are '''supposed''' to have been carved, in period, within Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland)'' |
**[[pineapple]] -- (''although they are '''supposed''' to have been carved, in period, within Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland)'' |
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**[[papaya]] |
**[[papaya]] |
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**[[guinea pig]] |
**[[guinea pig]] |
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(''Note'' - Yes, those meats can be eaten and were by indigenous tribes.) |
(''Note'' - Yes, those meats can be eaten and were by indigenous tribes.) |
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Latest revision as of 23:18, 6 October 2006
Not all food that is commonly eaten today was available in Europe in period. Various plants originated in the New World and it took a while before they were used in Europe for cooking.
- chocolate (well there is ONE specific recipe for chocolate tart that is apparently documentably pre-1600 (just), but all other uses of chocolate are best proven period first).
- new world vegetables
- new world fruits
- tropical fruits
- meats
(Note - Yes, those meats can be eaten and were by indigenous tribes.)
