How To Cook A Peacock: Le Viandier: Medieval Recipes From The French Court (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781438210124)

In the fourteenth century, French kings prized such fare as peacock, storks and herons. Guillaume Tirel not only cooked these dishes, he left a book on how to do it. Because (it is said) he had a long sharp nose, he was nicknamed "Taillevent" ("Slice-wind"), and his classic cookbook is often referred to as "Taillevent's Viandier". Le Viandier has survived in at least four different versions. Now Jim Chevallier has translated one of the earliest and most difficult versions - the so-called Fifteenth Century version. This affordable translation makes a precious historical document more readily available to recreational medievalists, food historians and students of medieval life. Luckily, too, many of the dishes listed use familiar ingredients such as chicken, veal, eggs and peas. Adventurous cooks can adapt these original period recipes for modern use, and impress their friends with brewets, pasties, galantines and coulis.

Author: Jim Chevallier, Guillaume Tirel Called Taillevent
ISBN-10: 1438210124
ISBN-13: 9781438210124
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 04/26/2008
Pages: 70
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.17d