April 24, 200917 yr I will try to create a little food quiz here . Today the first round: Who has written the first French cook book??? -Author's name -Title of the book Good luck!!! Gerd
April 24, 200917 yr I will try to create a little food quiz here .Today the first round: Who has written the first French cook book??? -Author's name -Title of the book Good luck!!! Gerd My guess: Francois Pierre de la Varenne 'Le Cuisinier Francois' But would you look at this that I found, nearly 200 years before Catherine di Medici brought some Italian servants with her and taught the french about cooking..... " The Forme of Cury" was the first cookbook published in English in 1390. "The first English cookbook was written in 1390 by the cooks, physicians and philosophers of Richard II.
April 24, 200917 yr Author I will try to create a little food quiz here .Today the first round: Who has written the first French cook book??? -Author's name -Title of the book Good luck!!! Gerd My guess: Francois Pierre de la Varenne 'Le Cuisinier Francois' But would you look at this that I found, nearly 200 years before Catherine di Medici brought some Italian servants with her and taught the french about cooking..... " The Forme of Cury" was the first cookbook published in English in 1390. "The first English cookbook was written in 1390 by the cooks, physicians and philosophers of Richard II. Not correct, sorry. Will give the answer in 1 or 2 days to keep the race open. Gerd
April 25, 200917 yr Hedypatheia (Pleasant Living or Life of Luxury) by Archestratus in 350 BC? You might be right about the first cooking book; but the question is about first French cookbook, isn't?
April 25, 200917 yr Author - Taillevent:"Le Viandier" Perfect!!!! It was Taillevent(Guillaume Tirel) (1326-1395). Congratulations !!!! Gerd
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