"Robert Klute" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 8 Oct 2003 21:15:49 -0400, "Anthony" > wrote:
>
> >Started to watch Good Eats. About tapenade which Alton Brown described
as a
> >classic Italian olive paste, ingredients olives, garlic, olive oil
improved
> >by wheat berries. Idiot!! Thought he knew better; shan't bother with
him
> >again.
>
> 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.
>

According to the "Food Lover's Companion", Tapenade comes from the Provençe
region of France, not Italy. I'm guessing this was the mistake reffered to
by the original poster.

-Adam