What did our mediaeval ancestors eat ?

[Your Old Comrade]

It can be hard to stick to a diet in modern times when eating out. It was much the same for a medieval knight, so when he was dining in his own household his personal physician would work with his cook to keep their master in peak condition. In this episode, Jason and food historian Chris Carr discuss the medieval understanding of nutrition and how it affected the knight’s diet, as well as the influence of spices and how they defined one’s social standing. #medieval #cooking #recipes

In today's episode, we take a look at the various food groups and their position within the diet of an average medieval peasant!

0:00 Introduction
04:08 Meat
07:07 Nobility
7:56 Fish
09:14 Christianity
11:19 Bread
13:17 Ale
15:14 Fruits & Vegetables
17:45 Pottage
18:40 Dairy

Jason begins a journey through the social strata of the medieval age by taking a look at the kinds of food the knight might have experienced in his travels. He’s joined by food historian Chris Carr, who first demonstrates some of the dishes the knight might have eaten when staying at a humble roadside inn. #medieval #cooking #recipes

Stopping off at the farmhouse of one of his yeomen, the knight would experience more personal treatment and finer fare than at a poor roadside inn. Food historian Chris Carr takes Jason through the making of hot beans, bacon and leeks, pork in sage sauce and lamb pie, explaining how medieval pies differed from those we eat today. #medieval #cooking #recipes

As for the upper crust:

We previously looked at the diet of a medieval peasant, so in todays episode we're going to explore the diet of the upper classes of the middle ages! What did the medieval upper classes actually eat?!

0:00 Introduction
2:17 Sugar & Spice
4:03 Banquets
7:36 The Royal Appetite

A knight would often be expected to attend at a feast given by those of even higher standing than himself, perhaps a high ranking bishop or even the King. Food historian Chris Carr demonstrates the type of food the very wealthiest might bring out to entertain their noble guests. Jason draws some surprising conclusions at the end of his culinary journey through medieval society. #medieval #cooking #recipes

[Dušan]

I sometimes think about this topic.
It was very poor diet without corn, potatoes, tomatoes, cocoa bean etc. that were introduced only after discovering American continent.

[Your Old Comrade]

I sometimes think about this topic.
It was very poor diet without corn, potatoes, tomatoes, cocoa bean etc. that were introduced only after discovering American continent.

Not nearly as poor as you think it is.

[rothaer]

Not nearly as poor as you think it is.

18th/19th century (German) ancestors of my 1st wife (and thus of some children of mine) that migrated from Pomerania and Central Poland to Bessarabia had recorded that the bad food at home ("nur Wrucken") https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutabaga was one driver for that. Of course, you also had a lot of good stuff theoretically available but not to the shitty German commoners (to quote you figuratively).

Also, the whealth of a peperzak is based on that most folks are not. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pfeffersack