Glorious Middle Ages. Dinner for kings and snacks for servants. Mishanenkova E.A.

Ekaterina Mishanenkova-historian and reconstructor, researcher of medieval life and morals, author of popular science books about the Middle Ages.

What do we know about the medieval cuisine? Fantasy draws vivid paintings: in castles, entirely fried carcasses of wild boars and deer are presented in the Gothic halls, elegant lords and ladies are sitting in the Gothic halls, and a red, like blood, wine, spils from their cups on a tablecloth. And on the contrary, succumbing to the influence of stereotypes and costume historical dramas, we often imagine the life of a common people as a series of very sad scenes. Poor peasants chew dry cakes or moldy bread, the poor crowds at the church, begging at least a crust of a thick prelates, and miserable lust in a castle kitchen twisted a spin with a deer, barely dying of hunger... but what was the culture of cooking and eating in medium In fact, you read the book, by reading the book, you will find out:

- whether the medieval kitchen was rude and monotonous;

- were spices really used to discourage taste rotten meat;

- is it true that sugar and salt were fabulously expensive;

- is it possible to prepare delicious dishes today according to medieval recipes.

The last point can be possible Check yourself - in the book you will find adapted food recipes straight from the Middle Ages from the reconstructors of historical cooking.