Dear readers, back at last and firing on all cylinders to wish you all a
very Happy New Year! Hopefully you had a lovely, peaceful Christmas break! And now this week’s Alphabe-Thursday post where *G* IS FOR *G*RANDMA’S
OLD FAMILY RECIPES ...
There are, of course, some dishes that
are probably best left dead! Squeamishness finished off a number of ancient
foods, for example the Roman garum and liquamen - pastes made from rotting fish guts and heads. Don’t
despair though: fortunately you can now buy a jar of readymade anchovy sauce if
you haven’t any rotting fish guts and heads handy!
And have you ever tasted roasted lambs’ eyeballs? No, me neither! They’re chewy yet soft
at the same time. Try to envision marshmallow fluff and shoestring licorice
perhaps (without the sugary taste, of course). That type of consistency. Think,
on reflection, I’ll stick to marshmallow and licorice!
So, there’re some dishes you know you'll
never want to eat again, and others, like the oft-repeated example of Proust's madeleine, which take you back into another time and place. Which
dishes (Grandma’s or those of another family member) have entered your family's
mythology, for either the right or wrong reasons? Maybe Thai red curry (below)?
WHICH OLD FAMILY RECIPES FILL YOU WITH
NOSTALGIA?
Do check out other posts - Alphabe-Thursday @ Jenny Matlock, Ruby Tuesday
& Rednesday!
And, finally, thank you to all my dear
readers who have visited or commented.
Have a great weekend!
Enjoy and see you next time,
XOXO LOLA:)
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