Your Task:
Search for and compile a set of recipes that would be needed to prepare a Middle
Ages feast.
Include main dishes, vegetable dishes and a dessert as well as a typical drink.
Locate modern-day recipes for similar dishes.
Compile the recipes into a Middle Ages to Modern cookbook.
Compare cooking styles and use of spices and hypothesize reasons for the change
or differences.
Use the following sources to access information
Internet Sites:
Read an introduction to Medieval Cooking. You will also find a link to a glossary of cooking terms used in the Middle Ages – a good place to go when the words confuse you. Check out the link that tells you which foods were a “No, No” in Medieval times.
2. Medieval Recipes translated
Begin your search for recipes here. Happy hunting!
3. How to Cook Medieval - Vegetables
Read how vegetables were prepared in the Middle Ages and which ones were very common. At the bottom of the page, click on “How to Cook Medieval” and check out how some other
foods were prepared.
4. Food Table
Begin here and link to other interesting information about food and table settings in the Middle Ages. Check out the links and look for other information about recipes and some advice on serving food. This site requires some reading, but it is interesting and worth the time to search it carefully.
Other Sources:
A modern cookbook
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