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Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 6:34 AM
Subject: [ranchos] More Spanish Food History
This is off-topic, I know, but I am on a roll about food history now.
Scroll down to the seventh paragraph, and you will see a mention of "gato
por liebre". Some time ago, we had a discussion in this group about the
meaning of that phrase, and this website gives the history of that
saying.
Apparently, some Spaniards were not averse to roasting cats and eating
them! They did caution that you must not eat the head (or its brains)
since that could lead to madness. The article goes on to state that
especially with the onset of Mad Cow Disease, people should not eat
brains. I know that my husband used to love to eat "huevos con cesos"
amongst other gross things he has been known to eat (he is a real
gourmand). The article states that perhaps Don Quixote's madness stemmed
from his habit of having a breakfast of "huevos con cesos" on Saturdays, and
that Cervantes (my husband is a Cervantes also) knew a lot about illnesses of
his time and their cause. I look at my husband now with suspicion, ha,
ha.
Emilie Garcia
Port Orchard, WA ---
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