Monthly Archives: August 2023

Mortar Chicken from the Mondseer Kochbuch

Posted on 31 August 2023 by carlton_bach

Another recipe from the Mondseer Kochbuch, one with plenty of parallels: 10 A roast chicken in a mortar Take a roast chicken and cut it up (zuo glide) small. Take white bread and prepare a thin egg batter. Pound saffron … Continue reading →

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A Seventeenth-Century Survival Bro

Posted on 29 August 2023 by carlton_bach

This is another story that I came across reading Jean-Baptiste Labat’s account of life in the French Antilles in the late seventeenth century. Honestly, if it wasn’t in the book, I would not believe it. Labat recalls meeting a hunter … Continue reading →

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Candied Ginger and the Spice Gap

Posted on 28 August 2023 by carlton_bach

Not a medieval recipe, another piece from Jean-Baptiste Labat as part of my buccaneer cuisine project. This time, the reverend father writes about treating the ginger they grew on Gouadeloupe: “Spicers mix the ginger with pepper, a little cloves, and … Continue reading →

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Roast Battered Stockfish

Posted on 27 August 2023 by carlton_bach

Another recipe from the Mondseer Kochbuch, with a potentially interesting flavour profile: 18 How you can roast stockfish Take a stockfish that is not large and remove its skin. Soften it in cold water and take it out, and press … Continue reading →

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Boucan de Tortue

Posted on 26 August 2023 by carlton_bach

This post is taking us back to my research in buccaneer food, with a description of a festive dish prepared with turtle meat. In the description by Jean-Baptiste Labat, this was done by flibustiers, but in honour of a high-ranking … Continue reading →

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Salmon Pastries

Posted on 25 August 2023 by carlton_bach

Another nice recipe from the Mondseer Kochbuch: 17 How to fry salmon Take a salmon and scrape off its scales. Split it and cut it to pieces. Chop parsley and sage, take pounded ginger, pepper, and anise. Salt it in … Continue reading →

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Figs in Galantine

Posted on 24 August 2023 by carlton_bach

The third medieval experiment I made for my birthday party was another recipe from the collection of Meister Hans that is going to be my next book-size translation: Figs in sulcz. Galantine of figs Item as galantine of figs, if … Continue reading →

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Fruit Mus Two Ways

Posted on 23 August 2023 by carlton_bach

I am sorry for falling so abruptly silent again, but I ended my birthday with some unpleasant cold symptoms and a COVID diagnosis. Things are improving rapidly, it looks like a very mild case, but right now I am still … Continue reading →

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Birthday Chicken

Posted on 20 August 2023 by carlton_bach

I had the opportunity to try out several recipes for my birthday get-together today, and the first one was a recipe in Meister Hans, the next book project in the queue: Recipe #219 Ain gepachens huon beraitt also Prepare baked … Continue reading →

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Baking Pastries the Italian Way

Posted on 19 August 2023 by carlton_bach

As my birthday approaches, I’m getting things ready for a small party with medieval and modern recipes (watch this space). The best present, though, is that my translation of the Kuchenmaistrey is hitting the market, albeit slowly. The print version … Continue reading →

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