Perpetual stew

Perpetual stew

A perpetual stew is a pot into which whatever one can find is placed and cooked. The pot is never emptied all the way, as ingredients are replenished as necessary. The concept is often a common element in descriptions of medieval inns. "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" makes mention of stews in some Polynesian families which have been cooking for over one hundred years.Fact|date=September 2008 Perpetual stew can also be called a “hunter’s stew”.

William Gibson has employed the concept twice in his novels, albeit in a minor fashion. Both "Virtual Light" and "Idoru" from The Bridge trilogy mention perpetual soup carts; in "Virtual Light", a character eats at one, and in "Idoru" a character mentions that he worked at one.

ee also

* stone soup
* slow cooker
* bigos
* master stock


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