Orange Int'l Street Fair - 8/29-8/31

Sohrshah · 08-30-2008, 10:06 AM

I think it would be interesting to learn how long each of the cultures has been making fried dough and/or sausages.

Some cultures are known for sausage- namely the alpine and sub-alpine cultures of central Europe. Chorizo is known in a nation once ruled by an Austrian. Is there a connection?

I also find it interesting to note that the honey-soaked fried dough of Greece is uncannily similar to that of India... and I wonder if the cuisine's similarity mirrors those two countries' historical and cultural connections (many plebian Romans went to Romania (Byzantium) and east to what is now the Punjab district of India/Pakistan). If so, then fried dough has been around since at least the Romans. Of course, that's a big 'if', but still.

08-30-2008, 10:06 AM	#18
Sohrshah Purveyor of Fine Blue People Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 358	I think it would be interesting to learn how long each of the cultures has been making fried dough and/or sausages. Some cultures are known for sausage- namely the alpine and sub-alpine cultures of central Europe. Chorizo is known in a nation once ruled by an Austrian. Is there a connection? I also find it interesting to note that the honey-soaked fried dough of Greece is uncannily similar to that of India... and I wonder if the cuisine's similarity mirrors those two countries' historical and cultural connections (many plebian Romans went to Romania (Byzantium) and east to what is now the Punjab district of India/Pakistan). If so, then fried dough has been around since at least the Romans. Of course, that's a big 'if', but still.
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