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In this documentary, self-confessed medieval foodie Clarissa Dickson Wright tracks down Britain’s oldest known cookbook – The Forme of Cury. This 700-year-old scroll was written during the reign of King Richard II from recipes created by his own master chefs. Clarissa unravels recipes fit for a king – sourcing authentic ingredients, discovering medieval gastronomic techniques and cooking in a period kitchen to recreate this regal fare. In doing so, she creates a historical portrait of the lush extravagance that surrounded the young king. The huge variety of dishes that Clarissa finds in the book – from venison and beaver to pike and lamprey, indicates this really was the golden age of the omnivore. As she prepares food using traditional techniques, she wonders what our modern palate will make of the unusual combinations of flavours. The King’s Cookbook is a culinary journey through medieval history, reawakening recipes that have lain dormant for centuries. But equally interesting is the discovery that many dishes are still prepared and eaten the same way today.
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love her
she is very good at explanation and an even better chef!
excellent…i love clarissa. god bless her always!
Does anyone know what the humming music is?
This woman should be wearing gloves handling an original medieval document.
@02JacksonA yes. it is “Boadicea” by Enya. Just a sidenote: The Fugees sampled it on “Ready or Not” off their “The Score” album. (in fact, that was my introduction to the song by enya. funny how that happens!)
i love clarissa!! (i still watch my Two Fat Ladies DVD’s regularly to this day!) this program is awesome. thank you for uploading!
@yolo22 Thank you very much.
@santana160 The British Library and other libraries now discourage the use of gloves because they reduce your dexterity, making it more likely that you’ll accidentally damage a manuscript while handling it. If your hands are clean, handling won’t hurt anything. Notice, though, that she’s touching the verso (back side) of the scroll and avoiding the inked areas.
jackal59 Thank you so much for your reply and the information, I didn’t know that, I recently watched a documentary in which Sir Neville Mariner was handling an original Handel manuscript and he had his gloves on. Anyhow, many thanks for clarifying. santana160
She’s a treasure. I wish America had such high-class chefs on television!
That “boner” guy is cute!!!!!!!!!
I wonder how big his boner is lol
thank you so much for compiling all of these two fat ladies videos! i really miss watching them…