Similarities in medieval foods and cooking; the theoretical bases for medieval food and cookery; the distinctive nature of medieval foods and cookery; medieval dining; beverages; the table and table manners; foods for the sick; international foods and regional favorites; conclusion - the cook, the cookery and the food.
[An] excellent reference work [it] puts this fascinating subject in
context for expert and lay reader alike. A useful tool for
re-enactors. ... Worth every penny.
*HISTORICAL NOVELS REVIEW*
A compendium on practically all aspects of the art of cooking and
dining... Because of the author's familiarity with all aspects of
the subject we are offered this rara avis: a book which interests
the specialist and the general reader; which allies common sense
with scholarship; and which presents the theory and practice of
medieval cooking for the scholar and the practitioner... has its
place on the shelves of the practical cook as well as on those of
the scholar: both can feed on it!
*HISTORY*
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