The 'Chinese' Theory: For and Against

[JoJo_Jost]

I was curious about this, so I looked for an English cookbook, and on my very first (!) try, I found a match with—I think—similar requirements. 3 daiin out of 6 daiin

I tested a few more in this book, there are several matches, especially if you allow for multiple word variations....

Just as a note on why I don’t find this very convincing.

Text: The Forme of Curry
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Origin: Compiled around A.D. 1390 by the master cooks of King Richard II,


Englisches Rezept: „Hares in Papdele“, Nr. XXIIII
Take Hares parboile hem in gode broth. cole the broth and waisshe the fleyssh. cast azeyn to gydre. take obleys oþer wafrouns in stede of lozeyns. and cowche in dysshes. take powdour douce and lay on salt the broth and lay onoward an messe forth.


VMS: f114r.24–27
f114r.24: tchedaiin oldal chor chpcheey chcphey cphochy chos aiir chty chopo sair cphy dair
f114r.25: oaiil chey qokeedy chedy qoeey qokodaiin cheey kais aiy okol aiir otair or airy
f114r.26: ycheeodaiin olkaiir qokaiin chodaiin okar olkaiin okaiin cheody airoy olam
f114r.27: cheeo daiin sheedy qodaiin ksam chodal olchedy


Rules
- take → exact daiin, even within longer tokens.
- All three instances of “take” must appear in the exact same order; additional “daiin” may remain unused.
- Length filter: 4.25–5.75 EVA letters per English word.
- Specific scaling: 240 EVA letters ÷ 45 words = 5⅓.
- No additional shifting; maximum ±5 EVA letters per match position.
- Headings, spaces, and punctuation marks are not counted.
Result: Position deviations +4, +3, +3; no variants required.