Food and Feasts in Middle Ages

Feasts were a common way of drawing families and communities together in the Middle Ages. They were also used as an opportunity to display a noble family's wealth. This delightful book takes readers inside a medieval kitchen highlighting utensils, servants, and how food was prepared. Topics include

- farming and livestock

- the harvest and how food was preserved

- markets and fairs

- herbs and spices to flavor salty foods

- food in other cultures of the same period

- the butcher, baker, brewer and other tradespeople

- the extravagance of the noble's feast

- feast days, celebrations, and the Church