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Medieval Food.
Medieval Food
Nobles
Peasants
Meat and fish would be pounded to a
paste and mixed with other ingrediants
such as rice boiled in almond milk.
Sauces were made from ground herbs that
were mixed with wine, verjuice (juice of
unripe grapes), vinegar, onions, ginger,
saffron and other spices.
Their breads were made from barley and rye because most of the wheat went to the market. Bread was coarse and brown/grey.
Some foul eaten were capons, peacocks, geese,
larks, and chickens. Meat eaten were beef,
bacon, and lamb. Those living close to water
may have eaten salmon, herring, eels, and other fish.
Ale from barley was the most common alcoholic beverage for lower class.
Vegetables are limited for the upper class.
Food that came from in the ground was
considered fit only for the poor.
They would also drink well water sweetened with honey.
Peasants got their protein from peas and beans that would be added to bread and pottage.
Vegetables, as well as fruits, were looked upon with suspicion. As a result, nobles lacked necessary vitamins and minerals.
Pottage - a thick soup made of vegatables with or without meat. Often favored over soup because it did not require grain.
Food for the rich was heavily spiced.
Much of the food that they got was homegrown or traded with other peasants.
Nobles usually drank wine; not all
wine contained grapes.
They were not allowed to hunt deer, boar, rabbits or hares, which were foods solely reserved for the nobles.
Other Facts
Normans influenced the food eaten
during the Middle Ages.
Medieval diets were lacking in vitamins A, C, and D.
The food was also not high in calories.
Cultural change also
impacted medieval food.
Medieval diet was good for the heart
because it was low in fat
and high in fiber.
Etiquette:
- Wash your hands before eating.
- A prayer must be said before the meal.
- Sit in order of social rank.
- No spitting across the table.
- No picking one's teeth with a finger or knife.
When the black death killed almost 1/3
of the Europeans, more food was available.
Even the poor could eat meat.
Salt was considered extremely expensive.
- Kept with the nobles.
- Poor people: "beneath the salt"
Both the poor and rich drank mead,
which is a sweet alcoholic drink made with honey.
Raw vegetables were considered
unhealthy and were mostly cooked.
Crusaders brought many
spices back to Europe.
It became a status symbol to serve food with herbs and
spices because the poor could not afford spices from the
Middle East.