This is great! While I'm an ardent believer in the "Torta e tortello gospel," I find the fennel soup recipe quite appetising. And I think they used to drink wine also because water wasn't to be trusted much back then, especially in the cities. And how funny is little Bacchus, relieving himself while drinking, with the wine barrel "relieving" itself too.
I want to try to replicate the fennel soup recipe, although the quantities are not very clear and I have no idea how spicy it should be according to Renaissance taste. It seems the perfect comfort food (especially the recipe for non fasting days).
Better to keep the spices at a minimum, for a first try, but go liberal with butter and Parmesan crusts. Experimenting is the name of the game in cooking. I'd like to read how it goes, eventually.
This is great! While I'm an ardent believer in the "Torta e tortello gospel," I find the fennel soup recipe quite appetising. And I think they used to drink wine also because water wasn't to be trusted much back then, especially in the cities. And how funny is little Bacchus, relieving himself while drinking, with the wine barrel "relieving" itself too.
I want to try to replicate the fennel soup recipe, although the quantities are not very clear and I have no idea how spicy it should be according to Renaissance taste. It seems the perfect comfort food (especially the recipe for non fasting days).
Better to keep the spices at a minimum, for a first try, but go liberal with butter and Parmesan crusts. Experimenting is the name of the game in cooking. I'd like to read how it goes, eventually.
I hope to survive to tell :-))
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