Tag Archives: Jean de Lery

A Buccaneering Dinner

This hiatus has been longer than planned because I had a busy week, but this weekend I had the opportunity to cook with my girlfriend and one thing we did was try out more recipes for my buccaneer cookbook project. … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorised | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Hans Staden on Cassava

Another piece from my ongoing research into buccaneer cuisine. This is from the account of the German landsknecht Hans Staden who served the Portuguese crown in Brazil in the 1550s. He spent a considerable time as a captive of the … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorised | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment