Aspic
Aspic Aspic is a dish in which ingredients are set into a gelatin made from a meat stock or consomme. Aspic can also be referred to as aspic gelée or aspic jelly . Non-savoury, sweet dishes, often made with commercial gelatin mixes without stock or consommé, are usually called jello salads in the United States, or gelatin salads elsewhere. History The 10 th century Kitab al- Tabikh, the earliest known Arabic Cookbook, contains a recipe for a fish aspic called qaris . It was made by boiling several large fish heads with vinegar, parsley, cassia, whole onions, rue, black pepper, ginger, spikenard, galangal, clove, coriander seeds and long pepper. It is colored with saffron enough to add a "radiant red". The cooked fish heads were removed from the vinegar cooking liquid along with the seasonings, and only the tongues and lips were returned to steep in the liquid until it cooled an...