Vegetarian Anchovy Imitation: a rather odd recipe from antiquity скачать в хорошем качестве

Vegetarian Anchovy Imitation: a rather odd recipe from antiquity

The following recipe is more of an oddity than a serious dish: 3rd century scholar Athenaeus, in his Deipnosophistae (“Scholars at the Dining Table“), tells the story of Nicomedes, king of Bithynia (northern Asia Minor, in modern Turkey), who felt a sudden desire for anchovy while being on a mission in Scythia, far away from the sea. His cook prepared him an imitation of the fish based on turnips or radishes and accounts, swearing by Zeus, that the king and his guests were amazed by the likeliness. The anecdote ends with the sentence: “The cook and the poet are just alike: the art of each lies in his brain.“ (Translation after the Loeb Classical Library Edition, 1927, Vol. I) Although I like to agree with this quote, I am quite doubtful about this turnip really turning out to taste anything like anchovy. I haven’t tried before, so this is an experiment. As I like radish a lot as it is, nothing can go wrong. Salted radish is, by the way, a popular beer snack in Bavaria. And did you know you can also deep-fry radish slices to make radish chips? Just in case you are not wild with fish imitations and like your veggies for what they are… There is a hint in that story why in my opinion it probably isn’t meant literally but might even be a satirical take on antiquity’s understanding of luxury cuisine, a punch against its top chefs. You need: white radishes (if you prefer a little more spice) or turnips (if you don’t), salt, and poppy seeds. (No fish sauce! Can you believe it?) You can find more recipes in my cookbooks "GARUM: Recipes from the Past“ (available in English, German, French and soon in Italian), "From Eden to Jerusalem: Recipes from the Time of the Bible“ (available in English, German and Italian), or "VEGETUS: Vegetarian Recipes from the Past“ (English, German, Italian). For quick and easy no-fuzz gourmet recipes there is "Cooking on the Move: 100 Recipes for Mobile Kitchens". And if you like, visit my website at https://trullocicerone.com.