Cook Chatty Cathy wrote:A great web-site is FoodReference.com to look up interesting and unusual facts!
They really do not know for sure but the one I liked is: Royalty used to use small portions of their food to feed to a monkey first to check and see if the food had poision in it: thus a monkey dish!!!
I personally think a monkey would be too smart to injest poision:D:p:D
They really do not know for sure but the one I liked is: Royalty used to use small portions of their food to feed to a monkey first to check and see if the food had poision in it: thus a monkey dish!!!
I personally think a monkey would be too smart to injest poision:D:p:D
Interesting site, thanks!! and, that is the most logical explanation I have heard.
thanks Cathy,
Nan