Posted on 05/16/2019 5:28:43 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Using chemical analysis of pottery fragments and animal bones found at one of England's earliest medieval villages, combined with detailed examination of a range of historical documents and accounts, the research has revealed the daily diet of peasants in the Middle Ages. The researchers were also able to look at butchery techniques, methods of food preparation and rubbish disposal at the settlement Dr. Julie Dunne and Professor Richard Evershed from the University of Bristol's Organic Geochemistry Unit, based within the School of Chemistry, led the research, published today in the Journal of Archaeological Science.
"Much is known of the medieval dietary practices of the nobility and ecclesiastical institutions, but less about what foods the medieval peasantry consumed."
The scarce historical documents that exist that tell us that medieval peasant ate meat, fish, dairy products, fruit and vegetables but there is little direct evidence for this.
The OGU team used the technique of organic residue analysis to chemically extract food residues from the remains of cooking pots used by peasants in the small medieval village of West Cotton in Northamptonshire.
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There is a BBC miniseries readily accessible on YouTube called, “Supersizers Go.” A restaurant critic and his comedienne sidekick look at the dietary trends of different eras in British history. Pretty fascinating and entertaining stuff.
Yes, a couple of seasons of that were streaming on Netflix. I imagined that Anoreth and I went on a long vacation to tour castles!
I wonder if anyone drew pictures of their food and posted them in the town square
He steals from the poor
And gives to the rich.
Stupid bitch!
A nice feature of feudalism is that if there’s a shortage of food/peasant ratio the nobility had two factors, instead of just one, that they could adjust.
I’ll look for it.
Back in my younger days when I lived in Boston, there was a place called the Medieval Manor. Fun place to go. I had a couple bachelor parties there. Wenches went around serving drinks (both kinds of beer - light and dark) and you ate beef with your fingers out of a trencher (bread). If you had to use the bathroom, you had to get permission from the King - who always gave you a hard time.
“Your lupines or your life!”
I thought real archaeologist dug up out houses and such waste pits to determine what someone ate.
“Well?”
“I’m thinking, I’m thinking!”
>Four fried chickens and a coke.
You forgot the one slice of Dry White Toast with that
What, no Turkey legs?
” ...a nice mutton, lettuce, tomato sandwich..”
I wish I knew how to put up a picture of a Big Mac.
ROFL!!
I posted I wish I could put up a picture of a Big Mac but this was just as good :)
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