Marx Rumpolt

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Marx Rumpolt , mouth cook of Mainz Elector Daniel Brendel von Homburg , wrote Ein new cookbook from 1581, the first textbook for professional cooks in training.

Life

Before Rumpolt came to the court of the Elector of Mainz , he had worked for various other European princes and thus got to know the specialties of different regions, such as the cuisine of Bohemia and Hungary . One year before the death of his master, the Elector of Mainz, Rumpolt wrote his cookbook , which comprised 2000 recipes and 150 woodcuts by Jost Amman and also contained advice on cellar management .

A new cookbook

Like all cookbooks of the time, Rumpolt's cookbook was intended only for aristocratic kitchens; The menus consisted of up to thirty dishes, some of which were far too expensive for the common people, such as meat, spices or cane sugar . In simple kitchens, honey was used instead for sweetening , and meat was rarely on the table.

In Rumpolt's cookbook there is a recipe for earth tepalos , which is praised in the literature as the oldest potato recipe . However, in 1581 the term Erdapfel was not used for the potato , so that this representation can hardly be correct. Possibly it is a recipe for the preparation of earth chestnuts ( Bunium bulbocastanum ), which were previously planted in German gardens and in Bockenau, in the Bad Kreuznach area, not too far from Rumpolt's place of work in Mainz, called Ärdäbbel (Erdäpfel).

Works

  • Ein new Kochbuch , Frankfurt 1581. Published as a reprint in 2002 by Verlag Olms, ISBN 3-487-08112-1

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ cf. No. 17 in: Massard, JA, 2009. 300 years of potatoes in Luxembourg: (I) Europe discovers the potato. (II) Grundbirne, Grompir, Gromper: the potato conquers Luxembourg. (III) The potato in Luxembourg in the 19th century (PDF; 2.2 MB). Lëtzebuerger Journal 2009, [I] No. 15 (Jan. 22): 23; No. 16 (Jan. 23): 10, No. 17 (Jan. 24/25): 11; [II] No. 18 (Jan 27): 23, No. 19 (Jan 28): 21; [III] No. 20 (Jan 29): 9, No. 21 (Jan 30): 21st Journal; Text with notes. (PDF; 353 kB)

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personal data
SURNAME Rumpolt, Marx
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Mouth cook of the Elector of Mainz Daniel Brendel von Homburg and cookbook author
DATE OF BIRTH 16th Century
DATE OF DEATH 16th century or 17th century