The war in dictates the rules.
Surprisingly, all of the products referred to in this article came to light as a result of military action.
1. Surströmming (canned fermented herring)
The name of this dish may inadvertently be associated with some any chemical weapons of the Third Reich. This Swedish delicacy was invented in the course of the war.
In the 16th century during the reign of Swedish king Gustav Vasa salt was worth its weight in gold. The situation was complicated by the protracted war with the Germans, in which the “white death” was not found. In this regard, the Swedes began to brine herring with less salt that disrupts the normal process of its conservation.
In soured fish bred bacteria – haloanaerobium that filled the barrel with carbon dioxide and propionic acid. However, due to a gaseous environment the fish are not spoiled.
And now herring, which is sharp, unpleasant smell and looks like moldy stuff, but technically is not the national food in Sweden.
2. Mayonnaise
As a result of brilliant military operations in 1756 on one of the Balearic Islands – Menorca – the British were on the head of defeated army under the command of French Marshal Louis françois Armand du Plessis de Richelieu.
It is clear that such a brave military loved delicious and satisfying to eat. However, the delivery of food supplies from the mainland by sea was very problematic.
Richelieu, with all his love for the French cuisine had to ferret out the recipes from local chefs. In addition to the many local dishes Richelieu recorded and shortly brought into France the secret of making “maonskogo sauce” made from olive oil and eggs and named after the local town Mayon.
Thus, according to one version, and mayonnaise.
3. Jelly
When the Pechenegs besieged Belgorod, lived in the tenth century – though of our era, but still.
To order products on the Internet have not been possible, therefore, the inhabitants of the besieged city decided to surrender to the invaders.
According to the “Tale of bygone years” one elder forbade the starving people to surrender to the enemy, and commanded them to dig two wells. First and well he was ordered to put Cadi with the chatterbox, “where the pudding is cooked”, and the second honey “nutsedge”.
When the city invited the Pechenegs, they saw the besieged eat directly from wells.
Then the Pechenegs realized that their plan to take the city into submission failed, because the people feed the earth itself, and they went home.
4. Marzipan
For the first time, this mixture of ground almonds and powdered sugar mentioned in the book of fairy tales “Thousand and one nights”, where her hard, but to no avail, is eaten as an aphrodisiac. However, its name and fame marzipan has gained in Europe through the Turks.
Several cities, including Palermo and Toledo, competed for the right to claim that their once famously battered the Turkish army, causing the ritual to prepare traditional treats for Easter and other holidays have become.
Fortunately there was one handy (or several), which elicited from the Turks the secret of making “a marvelous charm” of cheap almonds. So was born the “Marci Panis” bread of Mark or – marzipan.
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