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Robert Klute
 
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Default Alton Brown being stoopid

On Wed, 8 Oct 2003 22:13:56 -0400, "Anthony" > wrote:

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>"Robert Klute" > wrote in message >
>> Why? Is it because you believe it to be a provencial recipe? Well, it
>> is also considered by many to be a classic Italian dish also. Is it the
>> basic ingredients? That he left out capers and anchovies? Well, there
>> are many variations on the recipe. Or is it that he thinks the addition
>> of wheat berris improves the recipe? That is a matter of personal
>> taste, not mine, but it looks like his.
>>

>You know where the name comes from? And what it means?


Yes, it derives from the french word for capers - tapeno. However, if
you look at recipes for tapenades, the most commonly occuring ingredient
is Italian black olives. Recipes involve, sometimes to the exclusion of
the base ingrediant. For example, when was the last time you had, or
saw, a mincemeat pie that actually had meat ( or even suet ) in it?