Cauliflower cheese in Cyprus, which historically was a former British Colony. Béchamel sauce was used extensively in Greek and Cypriot cooking of the 19th century and the early 20th century. Anglocypriots claim to have introduced the dish to the UK. Cauliflower was said to have been introduced to the west during the French Lusignan rule of Cyprus. The Old French word for Cauliflower is chou de Chypre (Cyprus cabbage). There is a recipe for cauliflower with Parmesan cheese in Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management, first published in 1861. In the 19th and 20th centuries the dish was often served as an
Celtic antiques on the island of Menorca Celtic antiques on the island of Menorca "Antigüedades célticas de la isla de Menorca" (Celtic antiques on the island of Menorca) is a book written by Menorcan erudite Joan Ramis i Ramis (1746-1819). It was published in Mahón in 1818 and is the first book/ treatise wholly dedicated to Prehistory in Spain. "Antigüedades célticas de la isla de Menorca" was written during the last phase in the life of Joan Ramis y Ramis, who started writing it in 1814 and finished it with his death in 1819. Its main subject is (Menorcan) [history], grouping together all what he covered in