Title: Recipes are tasty, but author lacks scholarship.
Product review: Recipes from before the 15th Century are difficult to find, as many of the documents are now missing, and most cooks of the earlier times passed their secrets by word of mouth. The documents from which this edition is translated were mentioned as being from about 800-900 CE. In several of his recipes, Vehling includes Bell peppers, which while tasty, are definitely New World. He further neglects to have his Latin originals for comparison. When compared to the Anthimus letter, written in about 450-470 CE, the techniques and ingredients used by Vehling are very modern indeed. All in all, a book of good recipes, but lacking in the scholarship required to make it an authentic translation from that period of history.
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