Poll Question for you folks…

Poll Question for you folks…

So, I have a pretty decent collection of medieval cookbooks these days, and of course there are SO many more available for free access online. To the folks who read this, my question is this: What three to five SCA period cookbooks, in order, do YOU consider essential and most representational, and why? Yes, I know your choices show your particular bias in studying period food, but that’s okay. Pretend you have a tiny amount of space to pack some period cookbooks…which ones are coming with you? Please post your answer in the comments.

My top five?

  1. Forme of Cuyre (my first)
  2. Scappi’s Opera (a huge assortment of recipes, very accessible
  3. Taillievent (very representational of middle medieval French)
  4. Martino (extremely readable, great array of recipes)
  5. The Transylvanian cookbook (oh, come on, I HAD to).

Of course this list changes depending on mood and what I’m into at the moment. But now I want to know yours. So….go!



2 thoughts on “Poll Question for you folks…”

  • In no order……….

    Apicius
    Medieval Cuisine of the Islamic World
    The Hungarian cookbook!!!
    A melange of things I find on line – Form of Curye, etc
    Most of the other books I use are suspect in terms of authenticity………

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