简介：WeBritsloveourcookbooks.Webuymillionsofthemandtreatourcelebritychefslikeroyalty.Butwherediditallbegin?Inthisdocumentary,self-confessedmedievalfoodieClarissaDicksonWrighttracksdownBritain'soldestknowncookbook-TheFormeofCury.This700-year-oldscrollwaswrittenduringthereignofKingRichardIIfromrecipescreatedbyhisownmasterchefs. Clarissaunravelsrecipesfitforaking-sourcingauthenticingredients,discoveringmedievalgastronomictechniquesandcookinginaperiodkitchentorecreatethisregalfare.Indoingso,shecreatesahistoricalportraitofthelushextravagancethatsurroundedtheyoungking. ThehugevarietyofdishesthatClarissafindsinthebook-fromvenisonandbeavertopikeandlamprey,indicatesthisreallywasthegoldenageoftheomnivore.Asshepreparesfoodusingtraditionaltechniques,shewonderswhatourmodernpalatewillmakeoftheunusualcombinationsofflavours. TheKing'sCookbookisaculinaryjourneythroughmedievalhistory,reawakeningrecipesthathavelaindormantforcenturies.Butequallyinterestingisthediscoverythatmanydishesarestillpreparedandeatenthesamewaytoday…