Food+and+drink+in+medieval+England

media type="custom" key="19160516" Professor Crazy is going to talk about food and drink in the Middle Ages. **Food and drink in medieval England (Sònia Olmo, Aziza, Selene)**

Food and drink in medieval

Early Middle Ages Food was basic and the ingredients were home grown. The economy of the Middle Ages changed. Various goods were exported from the Far East including spices. It became a status symbol to serve food with herbs and spices. As they were exported, these spices were expensive. The Middle Ages Food consumed by the Upper and Lower Classes changed significantly. The poor could not afford the new range of spices. Upper classes ate white bread, while the lower classes' bread was black. In times of bad harvests were replacing cereals by some nuts such as walnuts, dried vegetables, ferns and a wide variety of plant material. The great banquet included sops (pieces of bread soaked in wine, broth or a sauce). Another common element in the tables of medieval food was frumenty a meal porridge cooked in beef broth and seasoned with spices. In the table the guests were cleaned fingers on the tablecloth. Medieval food was ingested mainly with the help of spoons. Knifes were not normally included with the dish. Then the knife was included for the hosts as a sign of distinction to the guests of high rank. Before the meal and after the course of it was offered to the rich basins with water and towels to wipe face and hands.

__** In medieval times the great feudal lords ate whale, peacock and swans. **__ The wine and bread were the key elements in the medieval diet. England drank more beer while in the Mediterranean zones drank more wine. Foods that accompanied the bread was called " companagium". Meat, vegetables, fish, legumes and fruits were also part of the medieval diet. Foods that we don't have in Spain and we have brought from medieval times:-potatotes-tomatotes-corn- cheese
 * -potatoes **
 * -tomatotes **
 * -wheat **
 * -cheese **

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