Historical food

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A Re-enactment of a Tudor Feast. Courtesy of The Tudor Group-Food Gallery

During this last week the authors of Haandkraft were all camped at Spøttrup castle in Salling, Denmark. We had a wonderful week, and got some time to try out a lot of stuff. One thing being cooking some medieval food. Of course there is no such thing as a truly authentic medieval dinner, but we made some food inspired by sources from the period. The course that got the best response were the pies, wich I will describe here. It won't be a specific recipe, as I don't have one. but I will give…

Can you imagine the cuisine of our ancestors from the Thirteen Colonies? For years, I believed that I couldn’t imagine eating only a few dishes every single day, including corns, sunflowers, or meat. It sounds so ... Read more

Medieval potage stew is the ultimate economical budget meal still going strong after many hundreds of years.Potage stew is so versatile as it can be adapted to whatever you have to hand. A bowl of potage is incredibly tasty, filling and wholesome.

What were Europeans eating in Medieval times? Get the recipe for a Medieval meat pie cooked over open flame as I describe the foods available in Europe from the 5th to 15th centuries. What did royalty eat at Medieval feasts? What about Medieval peasants? What myths are common about Medieval cooking?

Io, Saturnalia! Explore a few historical recipes for December festivals pulled from the ancient and medieval Mediterranean.

Gel-Cookery From "Mrs Beeton's Everyday Cookery"

Dive into the tasty history of medieval food with fascinating facts about what people ate and how they prepared their meals. #MedievalFood #HistoricalCuisine #FoodHistory #MedievalRecipes #CulinaryTraditions

I’ve been preparing a historic dinner from Ancient Rome, based on recipes from Apicius’ cookbook De re coquinaria, with lots of good and organic ingredients from our own soil. Starting …