There are snails on her plate!
Posted on 12/02/2009 3:40:52 PM PST by Fenhalls555
Dishes of chicken blancmange and porpoise porridge are unlikely to whet the appetite of most modern food lovers.
But such recipes were apparently fit for a king 600 years ago.
Written by chefs employed by Richard II, they are included in what is thought to be the world's oldest cookbook.
The unusual dishes rival modern creations by British TV chef Heston Blumenthal, who is famous for his snail porridge.
Experts from Manchester University's John Rylands Library, who discovered the manuscript, have translated a handful of its 150 recipes, which are written in Middle English and date back to 1390.
They include frumenty, a porridge-type dish made of bulghar wheat, chicken stock and saffron, and payn puff, a dish of boiled fruits wrapped in pastry.
The unusual cookbook, called the Forme of Cury, is believed to have contained dishes to feed servants and the royal family alike
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Fascinating!
Curiosity bookmark for later. lol
Porpoise porridge : for a porpoise-driven life?
bfl
spotted pinger
Bangers and mash, spotted dicks, rashers, clotted cream - they making dinner or a porn movie?
May I highly recommend:
(all the recipes,songs and medical “cures” from the Napolean v. Britain era)
“Lobscouse and Spotted Dog: Which It’s a Gastronomic Companion to the Aubrey/Maturin Novels (Patrick O’Brian) (Paperback)”
why the “!”. It’s the actual name of a dish, not a profanity.
Mark
Does porpoise taste more or less like Chicken?
barbra ann
I don't know if FR filters out this particular word. Some sites are hyper-sensitive.
Monty Python once had a skit with a man named Angus Podgorny fighting a giant blancmange.
A number of traditional British foods on the menu at Rules Restaurant (see link in post above):
House Aperitifs
* £11.95
The Rules...
with Tanquerray Gin, Dubonnet & Cremant Blanc de Blancs
* £11.95
The Buckshot Bullshot...
a Bloody Mary with a shot of Beef Consomme
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The Grouse...
Famous Grouse, Ginger Wine & Bitters
First Course
* Starter / Main Course
Prices For:
* £7.50
Brown Windsor Soup with Welsh Rarebit
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* £ 7.50
Game Soup with Quince Jelly
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Stilton & Walnut Tart
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Innes Farm Goat’s Cheese Fritters
with Damson Relish, Bacon & Avocado Salad
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Roe Deer Terrine
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Crisp Wild Rabbit
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Potted Shrimps
with Wholemeal Toast
* £13.50
Dressed Cornish Crab
with Lemon Mayonnaise
*
Oysters from the Duchy of Cornwall (half dozen)
* £12.95
Frenchman’s Creek Rock Oysters
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Duchy Native Oysters
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Foie Gras Terrine
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Isle of Lewis “Uig Lodge” Smoked Salmon
Main Course
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Steak & Kidney Pie or Pudding
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Steak, Kidney & Oyster Pudding
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North Sea Haddock
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*Pheasant Curry
Pilau Rice, Mango Chutney & Naan Bread
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Venison “Osso Bucco”
with Root Vegetable Puree
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*Roast Hen Pheasant
with Peas, Bacon & Onion Cream (for two)
* £22.00
Breast of Wild Duck
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Rack of West Sussex Lamb
with Spinach
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Grilled Sirloin Steak
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Rib of Beef on the Bone
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Roe Deer Loin
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Jugged Hare
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Grilled Wild Sea Bass
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English Grey Leg Partridge
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Roast Young Grouse
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*
Snipe, Woodcock, Teal & Whole Dover Sole
subject to availability
*
*Available from October
Vegetables & Salads
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Creamed Mash
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Chips
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Spinach
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Honey Roast Parsnips
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Vegetable of the Day
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Heritage Tomato & Red Onion Salad
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Watercress, Peashoot & Land Cress Salad
Puddings
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Golden Treacle Sponge Pudding
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Sticky Toffee & Date Pudding
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Queen of Puddings
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Spotted Dick
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Rich Chocolate Pudding
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Apple & Blackberry Crumble
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Bread & Butter Pudding
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Chocolate Souffle
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Treacle Tart
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Raspberry Syllabub Trifle
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Burnt Cream
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Selection of Ice Creams/Sorbets
made on the premises
Cheese
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Cropwell Bishop Stilton Cheese
with Celery & Apple
* £12.95
British Cheese Plate of:
Stinking Bishop, Montgomery Cheddar, Shropshire Blue & Bosworth Ash
Pudding Wine
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Prices for:
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Coteaux du Layon St Aubin Domaine Delesvaux
(Loire) 2008
* (25cl Bottle) £43.00
Royal Tokaji Aszu 5 Puttonyos
2005
* (50cl Bottle) £ 48.00
Renee Rostaing Cuvee M’Blanc Vdp d’OC
2006
* £7.95, £32.95, £48.00
Chateau Rolland A.C. Barsac
(Sauternes) 2003
* £8.50, £37.00, £55.00
Taylor’s
1998
* £96.00
Dow’s Vintage
“Porpoise porridge : for a porpoise-driven life?”
Served every year at Greenpeace’s annual dinner.
There are snails on her plate!
Thanks for the links I’ll look at them when I get home.
” wonder if sauteed lamprey was on the menu?”
A lot of lamprey comes from Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland. Most of it goes to France, where it is considered a delicacy. I have eaten lamprey - not on my list of delicacies.
“British cuisine at its’ finest: ODE TO A HAGGIS”
Haggis is definitely Scottish, not British. Most “died-in-the-wool (of their kilts and clan plaids) Scots do not consider themselves “British”
Good haggis to to drool over - salvating for those who know and appreciate this fine dish. It is one of the few dishes out of the British Isles that has any kind of proper, robust seasoning.
Ummm, can't get enough of White Mange Chicken.
Well, they wanted to win Wimbledon! And just how many Scots play tennis?
Mark
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