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Tag Archives: Inntalkochbuch
A Possible Choux Pastry Recipe
This is an interesting recipe, but unfortunately not a conclusive one. The term pranntem taig is suggestive – in modern German, Brandteig or Brandmasse is the term for choux pastry. The description could fit – flour mixed with hot liquid, … Continue reading
Fish Jelly from the Inntalkochbuch
Galantines – basically savoury jellies encasing meat or fish – are commonly found in the medieval German recipe corpus. Some recipes stand out as odd, and it is often not quite clear whether the word sulcz – cognate of modern … Continue reading
Pepper Sauce for Fish from the Inntalkochbuch
I’ll be taking off the long weekend, but have this fruity spicy fish sauce recipe for Friday. <<43>> Ein gar guten pfeffer zu vischen A very good pepper sauce for fish Take soft raisins and a blackened toasted bread slice, … Continue reading
Almond Cheese from the Inntalkochbuch
Another standard recipe with many parallels. <<42>> Ein chäs von mandel A cheese of almond(s) Boil almond milk in a small pan with spiced wine until it curdles – the wine must be sweet – and pour it onto a … Continue reading
An Almond Hedgehog from the Inntalkochbuch
You know that song? Anyway, ‘hedgehogs’ were a popular thing in medieval culinary display, very likely because they look cute, but are basic and thus not difficult to produce even for non-artistic cooks. The Inntalkochbuch presents a fairly pedestrian recipe … Continue reading
Fake Lenten Roast from the Inntalkochbuch
Here is another example of Lenten foods designed to imitate meat. This dish uses egg, so it is not applicable under conditions of strict fasting. <<36>> Ein gespikchter praten von vischen A larded roast of fish Scale the fish and … Continue reading
Another recipe for ‘cheese knitwork’, this time from the Inntalkochbuch
This one is clearly a parallel to the twin recipes in Cod Pal Germ 551. I am still not entirely sure how to read it, but it certainly sounds interesting. <<35>> Ein gefulcz von einem chäs A gefulcz (felted dish?) … Continue reading
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Fish fürhess from the Inntalkochbuch
A fürhess was a small dish of meat served in a sauce. These were typically made from the less desirable pieces, meat picked off the forequarters of hares and rabbits or the wings and necks of birds. The sauce was … Continue reading
Fish sausages from the Inntalkochbuch
Another expensive illusion food for Lent. <<31>> Pratwürst von vischen Bratwurst sausages of fish Chop the pike finely and add good spices and use caraway in it. Place that on a skewer and roast it, and baste it with fat. … Continue reading
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More Heron Recipes from the Inntalkochbuch
More heron recipes following the mues of Wednesday. Not immediately replicable, admittedly. <<28>> Raiger praten Roast heron Make good spices with saffron and serve it juicy (safftigen). <<29>> Raiger in einer geislicz Heron in a geislicz First boil it well. … Continue reading