Thank god we don’t subsidize soybean, wheat or other agricultural production. Or agricultural non production.
That sounds healthy. Keep up the good work.
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Actually, turkey was well known in period, in England. See above for more citations.
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I’ve never really understood the theme of “Rennisance fairs”. They seem to be vaguely medieval Britain in theme with knights and things, and not at all about the Rennisance and Venice and Florence.
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You’re going to love Vegas.
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I always though that I would like to go to one as a Leveller or a Digger, but they don’t seem to do them round here
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What about traditional, hearty, tender whale
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Every turkey leg I have ever ordered turned out to be a major disappointment.
Yup, all one of them!
It’s a funny billboard, but it makes a serious point. There are so many tasty foods we can enjoy that don’t cause animals to suffer or die.
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Well sure, if you’re actually going to a Renaissance Faire to celebrate the Renaissance era instead of the Medieval period. But who does that?
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Oh, thanks for correcting me, I was wrongly thinking corn was the word for maize in English.
(I say a lot of wrong things today)
http://www.academiabarilla.com/the-italian-food-academy/centuries-dining/food-renaissance.aspx
I think they’re using turkey because pheasants are less common, expensive and tends to be dry, normally is cooked in wine .
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some symmetry would be achieved if you had a Wild West Festival with tumbleweeds and gunfights
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You weren’t wrong.
In most Non-British English, corn is the common word for maize.
British English uses the word corn generally, for any grain, like wheat.
So if you’re not in the UK, you were probably right the first time.
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For the record, the vast majority of corn and soy are not eaten by humans but rather fed to livestock and/or made into industrial products (including ethanol for cars). That’s why they’re subsidized.
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Jousting, Shakespeare, Mead, and a market selling tat.
If you can construct a theme around that-- there’s your Renaissance.
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Also, because people would be constantly ordering peasant legs, confusing the issue.
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Except when it’s a maize maze.
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You’ve just given me another idea for going to the Renaissance faire.
And they’re my ancestors too.
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