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The name seems decidedly vague as Chess proper first came to Europe (and eventually the Americas) via Persia and Arabia, which are usually considered Mideast lands. The large number of synonymous pieces is an even bigger problem. Cavalier and Chevalier are virtually the same word, and are alternative forms of the French name for the Chess Knight. Regarding the culinary discussion, a drink called bishop features in Dickens, and as it is described as smoking it is presumably cooked before being drunk. Horses are eaten, by man or pet, in all lands where they are ridden, and then there is rook pie. As for necessity many infants have become teenagers since I last tasted bird or beast.