Book Landsknecht cookbook

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Landsknechte cookbook: Rustic dishes from the 15th and 16th centuries to cook at home. Authentic recipes and information about the life of the lansquenets. Suitable for those interested in history and amateur cooks.

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Landsknecht cookbook

The swashbuckling image of the Landsknechte, with their extravagant clothing and adventurous deeds, has survived to this day. These mercenaries of the 15th and 16th centuries were mostly known and reviled in German-speaking countries as insatiable drunkards and fastidious eaters. After all, a Landsknecht's life was too short to be wasted on bad food - and woe betide them if their rations were cut during a siege! In good times, the lansquenets dined like kings and in bad times like beggars - but what exactly was on their plates and in their bowls?

Volker Bach's Landsknecht Cookbook brings the rustic mercenary life back to life! The author combines extensive information on the current state of research with traditional recipes from the 15th and 16th centuries. The result is a modern cookbook with rustic dishes that are simply delicious and yet authentic, both in wooden bowls and on porcelain plates. All ingredients and basic dishes are described in detail and this cookbook also provides detailed information about the lifestyle of the Landsknechte: Who were these mercenaries? How were they fed? What were their table manners - and what did they eat? All these questions are answered and backed up with historical Sources.

The Landsknecht cookbook comes in a splendid guise. It is published as an elegant hardcover in a square format and contains professional photographs for the majority of the recipes. All 152 pages are in full color and designed to match the theme, so that the spark of the rustic attitude to life jumps over as soon as you turn the pages. In addition to the recipes, the cookbook contains a detailed information section on the historical cooking and lifestyle of the Landsknechte. Each recipe is accompanied by a modernized version of the original recipe and its source.

All recipes can be cooked in a modern kitchen with modern ingredients and are equally suitable for beginners and advanced cooks. So the historical art of cooking does not stop at the modern fitted kitchen! The Landsknecht Cookbook is ideal for anyone interested in European military history and mercenary life, whether in reenactment or in larp - or for anyone who simply appreciates a bit of variety at the kitchen table at home.

About the author

Volker Bach has been active in the field of living history for twenty years. He has been particularly fascinated by culinary history since studying history and English. In addition to his work as a language teacher and translator, he gives historical cookery courses. This is his first book in German.

Details Book Landsknecht Cookbook:

Author: Volker Bach
Pages: 152 pages
Dimensions: approx. 21 x 20 cm
Language: German
Publisher: Zauberfeder
Hardcover

Scope of delivery: 1x book Landsknecht cookbook