Medieval Recipe Collections
The Original Mediterranean Cuisine - Medieval Recipes for Today (second edition) - Barbara Santich
Barbara Santich [+ ]
University of Adelaide
Barbara Santich is Professor Emeritus in the History Department and a culinary historian who initiated post-graduate courses in food history and culture at the University of Adelaide. She is the author of eight books including the award-winning Bold Palates: Australia’s Gastronomic Heritage (2012).
Description
The earliest extant medieval recipe collections date from about the beginning of the thirteenth century. Over the next two hundred years, as recipes were copied and re-copied, they became more detailed and more explicit.