Glorious Middle Ages. Din for kings and snacks for servants
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Ekaterina Mishanenkova is a historian and reconstructor, a researcher of medieval life and morals, author of popular science books about the Middle Ages.
What do we know about medieval cuisine? Fantasy draws vivid paintings: the entire frying carcasses of wild boars and deer are presented in the castles, elegant lords and ladies sit in the Gothic halls, and a red, like blood, is spilled from their cups on a tablecloth. And on the contrary, succumbing to the influence of stereotypes and costumed 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 the middle In fact, you read the book, after reading the book, you will find out:
- was the medieval kitchen rough and monotonous,
- were spices used to discourage the taste of rotten meat,
- True whether sugar and salt were fabulously expensive,
- is it possible to prepare delicious dishes today according to medieval recipes.
The last item can be checked yourself - in the book you will find adapted food recipes from the Middle Ages from historical cooking reconstructors
What do we know about medieval cuisine? Fantasy draws vivid paintings: the entire frying carcasses of wild boars and deer are presented in the castles, elegant lords and ladies sit in the Gothic halls, and a red, like blood, is spilled from their cups on a tablecloth. And on the contrary, succumbing to the influence of stereotypes and costumed 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 the middle In fact, you read the book, after reading the book, you will find out:
- was the medieval kitchen rough and monotonous,
- were spices used to discourage the taste of rotten meat,
- True whether sugar and salt were fabulously expensive,
- is it possible to prepare delicious dishes today according to medieval recipes.
The last item can be checked yourself - in the book you will find adapted food recipes from the Middle Ages from historical cooking reconstructors
Author:
Author:Mishanenkova E.A.
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Biographies & Memoirs
- Category:History & Geography
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:Offset
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-17-155235-0
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