Roger of Ware: A Medieval Masterchef in Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales."

Author / Editor
Paravano, Cristina.

Title
Roger of Ware: A Medieval Masterchef in Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales."

Published
Francesca Orestano and Michael Vickers, eds. Not Just Porridge: English Literati at Table (Oxford: Archaeopress, 2017), pp. 1-11; 4 illus

Description
Assesses the characterization and culinary skills of the Cook, commenting on details of GP, CkP, and ManP, and commending his variety of cooking techniques. Includes recipes for "Chicken with the Marrowbones" and "Mortreux" (GP, 380, 384).

Contributor
Orestano, Francesca, ed.
Vickers, Michael, ed.

Alternative Title
Not Just Porridge: English Literati at Table

Chaucer Subjects
Cook and His Tale
Manciple and His Tale