Things stuffed inside other things: You've heard of
turducken, but what if that isn't enough for you? The largest stuffed dish in terms of sheer bulk may be this
recipe for stuffed camel, a dish so decadently large that Snopes had to
verify its existence. But if the stuffed camel isn't enough layers for you, the most nested dish of all time may be the
Roti Sans Pareil ("Roast without Equal"), a 19th century French dish requiring 17 birds that are now mostly endangered. Thanks to Google Books, we can now peruse some 19th century recipes of the dish (
1,
2,
3) or, if you prefer, you can read the
original French.
posted by jonp72
on Nov 26, 2009 -
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