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Cristoforo di Messisbugo or Cristoforo da Messisbugo (15th century – 1548) was a steward of the House of Este in
From 1524 to 1548, di Messisbugo served at the courts of Alfonso I and his son, Ercole II, in
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*Cristoforo da Messisbugo, ''Libro novo nel qual si insegna a far d'ogni sorte di vivanda'', Venezia, 156
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Cristoforo di Messisbugo or Cristoforo da Messisbugo (15th century – 1548) was a steward of the House of Este in Ferrara
Ferrara (; ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy, capital of the province of Ferrara. it had 132,009 inhabitants. It is situated northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main ...
and an Italian cook of the Renaissance
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.
Biography
From 1524 to 1548, di Messisbugo served at the courts of Alfonso I and his son, Ercole II, in Ferrara
Ferrara (; ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy, capital of the province of Ferrara. it had 132,009 inhabitants. It is situated northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main ...
, where he organized many lavish banquets. Greatly appreciated as a master of ceremonies, he was made count palatine
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on 20 January 1533 by the Holy Roman Emperor
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Charles V.
His cookbook
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''Banchetti, composizioni di vivande e apparecchio generale'', which was published posthumously in 1549, is addressed to those preparing princely feasts and provides detailed descriptions of the menus for his official banquets at the Este court. As well as listing recipes, it also discusses logistics, decor, and cooking equipment. ''Libro novo nel qual si insegna a far d'ogni sorte di vivanda'', attributed to him and published in Venice in 1564, well after his death, is largely a repetition of his recipes in ''Banchetti''. Some of the dishes he described survive today in the Ferrara area.
The first known reference to the preparation of Beluga sturgeon caviar (from the Po River
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) in Italy is in Messisbugo's books. He described serving and preserving caviar.
He is buried in the church of the monastery of Sant'Antonio in Polesine.
Bibliography
*Cristoforo da Messisbugo, ''Banchetti, composizioni di vivande e apparecchio generale'', Ferrara, 154full text
*Cristoforo da Messisbugo, ''Libro novo nel qual si insegna a far d'ogni sorte di vivanda'', Venezia, 156
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See also
* Bartolomeo ScappiSources
* Alberto Capatti, Massimo Montanari, ''Italian Cuisine: A Cultural History'', 2003.External links
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*''Gastrocheanolites messisbugi'' a Lower
Jurassic
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icnospecies dedicated to Messisbugo occurs in throck columns in the Main Post Office of Ferrara
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