What kind of fish did the ancient Greek gastronome Archestratus recommend not be ruined with fancy nonsense like cheese? Just oregano and salt is best. What is this fish called today?
I'd be willing to send another copy if anyone can answer this weird question. From what city were these books mailed to my office? I passed through it just a few of weeks ago.
YOURS, Ken
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swordfish?
Ken, I'm going to guess sardines.
I believe it was Bonito or Tuna
Some internet snooping points to the amia, which nowadays is a bonito.
Are you talking about tuna? "The bonito [Ed. tuna], in autumn when the Pleiades set, you can prepare in any way you please. . . . But here is the very best way for you to deal with this fish. You need fig leaves and oregano (not very much), no cheese, no nonsense. Just wrap it up nicely in fig leaves fastened with string, then hide it under hot ashes and keep a watch on the time: don't overcook it. Get it from Byzantium, if you want it to be good. . . ."
(Copyright 2012 CooksInfo.com. All rights reserved and enforced.) Read more of this snippet here : http://www.cooksinfo.com/archestratus#ixzz25YqiERC2
Darn--it took me a long time to prove I wasn't a robot. But I cheated by looking it up...
karkharias (shark)sprinkling them with cumin and not much salt.
..add nothing else...unless maybe green olive oil."
JoAnn, So are you sure you're not a robot now?
Shark
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Bonito?
Since I am doing a Greek post in a few weeks and did one a month ago... I know it!!!! Bonito.
Did you pass through New York? Oxford? Atlanta?
Amia! No Cheese, No Nonsense!
Sorry - you asked for the name it is known by today. I believe it is leerfish.
kolpos?
Many of these are sort of the right answer. Most older translations taken from Athenaeus do say either bonito or tuna (but certainly not what we think of as tuna - i.e. albacore). Wilkins says it may be one of the bonitos but wisely leaves the word in the original: AMIA. And Meg is correct that the leerfish is still called amia today - at least that's the name Linnaeus gave it. MEG, the book is yours. I'm assuming this is my Megpie? Give me your address.
BUT, the second question still remains! From what city was the box mailed? This is actually something one could figure out online.
Florence, KY
Abingdon in the UK
Yahoo!
Yep, it's yer Megpie.
95 Munroe St, Somerville, MA 02143.
I hazard a guess of...Chicago? for the second question.
It's in the mail Meg! And Lee, excellent guess, but Abington is Routledge's editorial offices. Printed books are mailed from someplace else, but it's not anywhere one could randomly guess.
Hmmm... The how about Basingstoke. Looks like a warehouse to me. :)
Shipped from Florence, KY?
If it's not Florence, Kentucky, is it Boca Raton, Florida?
Nope nope nope. You'ld have to figure out where I was a few weeks ago. I'm guessing the box of books and I even crossed paths.
Nideggen, Germany?
Nope sorry Alicia, That was earlier in the summer, this was just a few weeks ago. Hint: It's a huge hub for European postage, but I doubt many Americans would even recognize the name of the city.
Just now seeing this post but the book certainly does look interesting ... Happy Sunday :-)
Hounslow? Hope it's not too late to try.
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