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3878849How to Cook an Early French Peacock: De Observatione Ciborum - Roman Food for a Frankish King (Bilingual Third Edition)https://www.gandhi.com.mx/how-to-cook-an-early-french-peacock-de-observatione-ciborum---roman-food-for-a-frankish-king--bilingual-third-edition--9781005569631/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3411485/bbef0ff5-fd61-4613-ac44-41064b86e6d0.jpg?v=638385336430170000https://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3408902/bbef0ff5-fd61-4613-ac44-41064b86e6d0.jpg?v=638385332970870000MXNJim ChevallierOutOfStock/Ebooks/<p>Is Anthimus work "the oldest European medieval cookbook"? By many measures, even if it is more a medical work, or, in modern terms, a book on nutrition, than a cookbook per se.</p><p>No actual cookbook has survived from the first centuries of France, when the Merovingian Franks invaded Gaul and founded what become known as "The Kingdom of the Franks" - Francia. But in the sixth century an Ostrogoth king sent a Byzantine physician to one of the Frankish courts where the food, being for the rich, was essentially Roman. Anthimus, the physician/ambassador, wrote his host a long letter on diet - De Observatione Ciborum - intended mainly for medical purposes (and so a "dietetic") but outlining in a number of cases how to prepare the food in question. Most of the food Anthimus mentions shows Roman influence, but he also mentions specific Byzantine and Frankish specialties.</p><p>Though the most well-known medieval food remains that of Taillevent and the fourteenth century, this too was medieval food, but from a far earlier century, when the Roman influence was still strong. This work has been called "the first French book of cookery".</p><p>This edition of this very rare work is BILINGUAL and now includes additional notes on Anthimus work as both a Roman and a medieval cookbook, as well as a survey of actual Frankish food. The work also provides an overview of the cuisine the work addresses, an introduction to the very concept of a "dietetic" and comparisons of others with Anthimus own, a list of Anthimus remedies for specific ailments and an overview of his ideas and approach.</p><p>Would you like to prepare your own Frankish-Roman meal? The translation itself is followed by notes and a number of modern recipes ("redactions") based on Anthimus instructions. These range from the very simple - stewed quinces - to the complex - beaten egg whites steamed in various liquids and beef stewed in vinegar and honey with spices. Suggested courses are even outlined for both modern and Roman-style meals.</p><p>The information Anthimus preserved is extraordinarily rare and his wonderfully informative work should equally interest historical cooks, medievalists and students of Roman food. This translation, now in a third edition, makes it readily available to a wider audience.</p>...3815182How to Cook an Early French Peacock: De Observatione Ciborum - Roman Food for a Frankish King (Bilingual Third Edition)00https://www.gandhi.com.mx/how-to-cook-an-early-french-peacock-de-observatione-ciborum---roman-food-for-a-frankish-king--bilingual-third-edition--9781005569631/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3411485/bbef0ff5-fd61-4613-ac44-41064b86e6d0.jpg?v=638385336430170000https://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3408902/bbef0ff5-fd61-4613-ac44-41064b86e6d0.jpg?v=638385332970870000OutOfStockMXN0DIEbook20219781005569631_W3siaWQiOiIwN2U4ZGE4Ny1jYTgxLTQ1OGYtOTA2My01MWJjMTZiZDIyZWUiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjEwMCwiZGlzY291bnQiOjAsInNlbGxpbmdQcmljZSI6MTAwLCJpbmNsdWRlc1RheCI6dHJ1ZSwicHJpY2VUeXBlIjoiSXBwIiwiY3VycmVuY3kiOiJNWE4iLCJmcm9tIjoiMjAyNC0wNS0xNlQxNDowMDowMFoiLCJyZWdpb24iOiJNWCIsImlzUHJlb3JkZXIiOmZhbHNlfV0=9781005569631_<p>Is Anthimus work the oldest European medieval cookbook? By many measures, even if it is more a medical work, or, in modern terms, a book on nutrition, than a cookbook per se.</p><p>No actual cookbook has survived from the first centuries of France, when the Merovingian Franks invaded Gaul and founded what become known as The Kingdom of the Franks - Francia. But in the sixth century an Ostrogoth king sent a Byzantine physician to one of the Frankish courts where the food, being for the rich, was essentially Roman. Anthimus, the physician/ambassador, wrote his host a long letter on diet - De Observatione Ciborum - intended mainly for medical purposes (and so a dietetic) but outlining in a number of cases how to prepare the food in question. Most of the food Anthimus mentions shows Roman influence, but he also mentions specific Byzantine and Frankish specialties.</p><p>Though the most well-known medieval food remains that of Taillevent and the fourteenth century, this too was medieval food, but from a far earlier century, when the Roman influence was still strong. This work has been called the first French book of cookery.</p><p>This edition of this very rare work is BILINGUAL and now includes additional notes on Anthimus work as both a Roman and a medieval cookbook, as well as a survey of actual Frankish food. The work also provides an overview of the cuisine the work addresses, an introduction to the very concept of a dietetic and comparisons of others with Anthimus own, a list of Anthimus remedies for specific ailments and an overview of his ideas and approach.</p><p>Would you like to prepare your own Frankish-Roman meal? The translation itself is followed by notes and a number of modern recipes (redactions) based on Anthimus instructions. These range from the very simple - stewed quinces - to the complex - beaten egg whites steamed in various liquids and beef stewed in vinegar and honey with spices. Suggested courses are even outlined for both modern and Roman-style meals.</p><p>The information Anthimus preserved is extraordinarily rare and his wonderfully informative work should equally interest historical cooks, medievalists and students of Roman food. This translation, now in a third edition, makes it readily available to a wider audience.</p>...(*_*)9781005569631_<p>Is Anthimus work "the oldest European medieval cookbook"? By many measures, even if it is more a medical work, or, in modern terms, a book on nutrition, than a cookbook per se.</p><p>No actual cookbook has survived from the first centuries of France, when the Merovingian Franks invaded Gaul and founded what become known as "The Kingdom of the Franks" - Francia. But in the sixth century an Ostrogoth king sent a Byzantine physician to one of the Frankish courts where the food, being for the rich, was essentially Roman. Anthimus, the physician/ambassador, wrote his host a long letter on diet - De Observatione Ciborum - intended mainly for medical purposes (and so a "dietetic") but outlining in a number of cases how to prepare the food in question. Most of the food Anthimus mentions shows Roman influence, but he also mentions specific Byzantine and Frankish specialties.</p><p>Though the most well-known medieval food remains that of Taillevent and the fourteenth century, this too was medieval food, but from a far earlier century, when the Roman influence was still strong. This work has been called "the first French book of cookery".</p><p>This edition of this very rare work is BILINGUAL and now includes additional notes on Anthimus work as both a Roman and a medieval cookbook, as well as a survey of actual Frankish food. The work also provides an overview of the cuisine the work addresses, an introduction to the very concept of a "dietetic" and comparisons of others with Anthimus own, a list of Anthimus remedies for specific ailments and an overview of his ideas and approach.</p><p>Would you like to prepare your own Frankish-Roman meal? The translation itself is followed by notes and a number of modern recipes ("redactions") based on Anthimus instructions. These range from the very simple - stewed quinces - to the complex - beaten egg whites steamed in various liquids and beef stewed in vinegar and honey with spices. Suggested courses are even outlined for both modern and Roman-style meals.</p><p>The information Anthimus preserved is extraordinarily rare and his wonderfully informative work should equally interest historical cooks, medievalists and students of Roman food. This translation, now in a third edition, makes it readily available to a wider audience.</p>...9781005569631_Jim Chevallierlibro_electonico_c5a41761-bd9c-3797-af16-3ac9bc16969c_9781005569631;9781005569631_9781005569631Jim ChevallierInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/smashwords-epub-4c5e8c63-2053-4fe1-99e5-5c4a3ef0f169.epub2021-12-09T00:00:00+00:00Jim Chevallier