What Did Medieval Peasants Eat?

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Subtitles: Jose Mendoza
MAKKE
ORIGINAL 14TH CENTURY RECIPE (From The Forme of Cury)
Take drawen benes and seeth them well. Take them up of the water and cast them in a morter grynde them all to doust till thei be white as eny mylk. Chawf a little rede wyne, cast thereamong in the gryndyng, do therto salt, leshe it in disshes. Thenne take Oynouns and mynce them smale and seeth them in oile til they be al broun, and florissh the dishes therwith. And serve it forth.
MODERN RECIPE
INGREDIENTS
- 3 Cups (450g) Fava/Broad Beans (or any other bean)
- 1/2 Cup - 1 Cup (118ml - 236ml) Red Wine or Ale
- Salt to taste
- 1 Onion minced (white or yellow)
- Oil or Butter for frying
METHOD
1. Wash and boil the beans over a medium heat until soft. Remove the beans from the water and mash them until smooth.
2. Warm the wine or ale over a low heat and mix with the beans. Start with 1/2 cup and add more to achieve desired consistency. Mix in salt to taste.
3. Place a large pan over medium heat and add the butter or oil. Add the minced onion and fry until golden brown, about 7-10 minutes. When ready, garnish onions on top of the beans and serve.
PHOTO CREDITS
Broad Beans: jules, CC BY 2.0: bit.ly/32EHTad
Puffin: By Andreas Trepte - Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5: bit.ly/36uQDkj
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@TastingHistory 3 жыл бұрын

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@Goldenkitten1 3 жыл бұрын

So here's a curiosity. You mention that we didn't write down peasant food because nobody cared but honestly until the Forme of Curre NOTHING was written down, and even then there were no amounts written down. So this begs the question, why? We wrote down just about everything else for posterity and yet foods are a total mystery. Is there a historical reason for this?

@jamesfrederick. 3 жыл бұрын

Are you stoned in you’re vids

@GeldtheGelded 3 жыл бұрын

Yo Max, just wanted to say great video, and could you do the miniseries on medieval food? I'd be interested to see what every class ate, from serf to holy roman emperor.

@fabrisseterbrugghe8567 3 жыл бұрын

Comparative Religion.

@lisakilmer2667 3 жыл бұрын

Because of your offer I will probably get a subscription to Great Courses. But here's a funny: as the pandemic hit the US, I was finishing a Yale Courses class here on YT called "Epidemics in Western Society since 1600!" (It's excellent, btw.)

@monsterluv101 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting, how similar people are. Medieval peasants eat beans and fried onions; i, as a college student, eat the exact same thing.

@TastingHistory 3 жыл бұрын

We are the same

@brandonwinstead7137 3 жыл бұрын

Medieval serfs.. college students.. Is there really a difference? "What did millenial peasants eat? Top Ramen and beer.

@morganseppy5180 3 жыл бұрын

Poor ppl everywhere eat beans because they grow relatively fast and are a complete protein with complex carbs.

@rejoyce318 3 жыл бұрын

@@morganseppy5180 Yes, I made lentils & rice often while in college - far cheaper than meat.

@r.m.2870 3 жыл бұрын

@@morganseppy5180 beans are not a complete protein, they form a complete protein when digested together with cereal like rice.

@ElementalOctopus 3 жыл бұрын

"If you'd be interested" You even need to ask? Monk food series pls

@sillydogfarms2983 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I want to know more about monks, travel food of the vikings and sausages

@rachelhart4618 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Would be so fascinated on monastic food

@theoneandonlysoslappy 3 жыл бұрын

"Yes" to all of the suggestions in the video.

@WyattRyeSway 3 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah.....great idea

@jamesdarcy666 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, please!!!

@JAB671 2 жыл бұрын

Funny thing about 'peasant food' - the first time I ate in a Vietnamese restaurant (to which I was introduced by a college buddy in the early 1990s) I enjoyed it thoroughly. During the meal my friend commented that most of the food on the menu, seen as exotic and special in this country, was pretty much all 'peasant food' in Vietnam. That started me thinking that such is probably the case with many 'ethnic' foods. From there I got the idea that if someone were to open a restaurant in Tokyo selling cornbread, pinto beans, biscuits and gravy and so on would likely make a killing.

@notsocrates9529 Жыл бұрын

KFC in Japan is huge.

@bonesandhearts5683 Жыл бұрын

@@notsocrates9529 yeah plus there’s that misconception in Japan that Americans eat KFC on Christmas, so it is kind of like how Americans think of foods from other countries as kind of special and fancy when they’re really just common foods that everyone from that place eats all the time.

@sophiophile Жыл бұрын

@@bonesandhearts5683 KFC for Xmas. Hohoho

@bonesandhearts5683 Жыл бұрын

@@sophiophile it’s funny because the guy who did the marketing for KFC Japan just admitted that he made up the KFC for Christmas thing as a marketing ploy in Japan. But it worked and it stuck

@nakenmil Жыл бұрын

A bit late on this one, but Pizzas came into being as some sloppily thrown together food for day-laborers in Italy, iirc. Lots of mediterranean foods (southern Italian, French, north african, Greek, etc.) that are famous and beloved today started off as poor people's dishes.

@gregurata8689 2 жыл бұрын

The word “corn” in England, prior to the introduction of maize from the Americas, was a generic word which referred to grains of all types.

@chrisk5651 2 жыл бұрын

I believe that it was used as a generic term for the main grain of an area. Our corn today was called Indian corn but of course Americans couldn’t be bothered saying all that & just shorten it to corn.

@letsgoraiding 2 жыл бұрын

It still is here in England, at least amongst we who haven't yet been Americanised.

@TimothyClaassens 2 жыл бұрын

I was wondering about this as well. Thanks Greg :)

@Keksdich 2 жыл бұрын

In Germany we call all types of grain KORN. The word also means cernel or seed .

@gregurata8689 2 жыл бұрын

@@Keksdich I was stationed in Germany in the late ‘60s in Swabia and my landlord and his family came over for dinner once. Totally ignorant of local customs (newly arrived) as an appetizer I served them Fritos and dip. They really ate up the Fritos and then they asked what they were made of. I explained it was fried corn. They were shocked and looked a little ill. My landlord explained that in Germany corn was only for animals. I quickly apologized for my ignorance and insensitivity. 🥴

@ryke_masters 3 жыл бұрын

"Punishing peasants for the poaching of prized provisions was rather a popular pastime for the posh." Is the whole comments section just going to let that alliteration go unlauded? Come on!

@leonardholmin8431 3 жыл бұрын

Except Robin Hood! There was a story, maybe from the 1800s of a man who lived in the countryside and was found to be the world's oldest man. He became famous, but when they moved him to London, 'the rich there diet killed him'. I think today they would mean too much fat or whatever. But it seems they thought he ate more healthy when he led the rustic life.

@leonardholmin8431 3 жыл бұрын

Oops, the rich diet in London.

@mellie4174 3 жыл бұрын

Loved it! My favorite part!

@MasterShake9000 3 жыл бұрын

Clearly he’s prepping to be cast in a V For Vendetta reboot

@sethstevenson4594 3 жыл бұрын

Alright, awesome alliteration! Albeit awkward...

@sarahnunez318 3 жыл бұрын

I love how salmon once used to be peasant food

@jesush.christ6184 3 жыл бұрын

Fish was poor man's food until like the 70s. Kids would get mocked when their fisherman families would give em fish for lunch on American coast

@sarahnunez318 3 жыл бұрын

@@jesush.christ6184 well damn

@justanotherhappyhumanist8832 3 жыл бұрын

TJRO 1121 It was. So was caviar lol.

@NeostormXLMAX 3 жыл бұрын

@@jrivxxi2947 ya they feed it to prisoners so much that public opinion voted it was too inhumane, since they were basicly sea cockroaches

@NeostormXLMAX 3 жыл бұрын

@@jesush.christ6184 its funny cuz the poor people ate more healthy than the rich

@angelapiccolella1491 2 жыл бұрын

We grew up very poor in rural America but I always remember the food as being good. One of my favorite dinners from that time was "Hotdog Stew." Sauted onions and peppers, browned hotdogs in a tomato sauce. Sounds weird but is was amazing. My father would bake us bread, my mother gardened and made home made yogurt, grew sprouts under the sink in a jar. I consider this poor but blessed and to this day I still love simple peasant food.

@bayani6302 4 ай бұрын

That sounds delicious lol

@pdruiz2005 2 ай бұрын

That is definitely not poor people food nowadays in America. Funions, other heavily processed chips, instant ramen,, the cheapest mac and cheese and anything from boxes is what poor people eat, downed with lots of sprite or coke. The fact your mom grew herbs under her sink put her heads and shoulders above most poor Americans today

@TypeOneg 2 ай бұрын

That stuff is amazing!!!

@pettykittyfam Ай бұрын

Aww 🥰 this is so wholesome & brings back memories of my own childhood. We were poor as well & my mom came up with some ingenious ideas for hearty yummy meals ❤

@Hallows4 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, Henry II’s court was NOTORIOUS for the poor quality of its wine. Eleanor did manage to class the place up, but her husband still rarely paid serious attention to the quality of provisions (unless he was trying to impress someone or make a show of largesse).

@johnpoole3871 Жыл бұрын

Henry II was also French and ruled half of France so he didn't even have the excuse of being foreign. He just had very common taste. He had a jester famous for farting which Eleanor also found pretty low class.

@kimmy4994 Жыл бұрын

@@johnpoole3871 That's the equivalent of the stereotype of a father or uncle today that think he's the best because he got a house, but still enjoy simple hot dogs, cheap beer and corny dad jokes that makes everyone, especialy his wife, groan. (Again, just the stereotype) and I love it!

@Robert399 20 күн бұрын

Sounds sensible to me. If you don’t care and you don’t need to impress anyone, why waste money on it?

@Hallows4 20 күн бұрын

@@Robert399 Unfortunately, lack of refinement was the least of Henry’s problems. Aside from his infamous temper, he could be very heavy-handed and was very reluctant to delegate authority. Over time he allowed Eleanor less and less say in the governance of Aquitaine - lands that rightfully belonged to her - and his refusal to share power with his sons led to years of resentment and outright rebellion.

@Hallows4 20 күн бұрын

@@kimmy4994 I guess that stereotype isn’t too far off. The caveat is that a private/less wealthy person adhering to that stereotype is very different than when a king does it.

@assaultsquirrel 3 жыл бұрын

Using jelly beans didnt really turn out how I'd like it

@leotheoreganoman 3 жыл бұрын

yeah coffee beans didnt really turn out well either

@jessstuart7495 3 жыл бұрын

Bean-bag chair beans didn't work so well either.

@lyllydd 3 жыл бұрын

Did you try candied onions with those? It might help.

@leotheoreganoman 3 жыл бұрын

@@jessstuart7495 damn i was just about to try that

@justrosy5 3 жыл бұрын

Now, if you melted the champagne Jelly Beans in actual champagne, that might be something, lol!

@DarthHao 3 жыл бұрын

The Raticate in the back reminds me of the quote “when times are tough, the poor eat the rats. When times are tougher, the rats eat the poor.”

@KetchupwithMaxandJose 3 жыл бұрын

😱

@gewreid5946 3 жыл бұрын

Haha, thats a pretty good quote.

@underdog5004 3 жыл бұрын

Gotta be a russian quote. They have a knack for the macabre.

@evilbarrels2506 3 жыл бұрын

@@underdog5004 As far as I can see, it started as flavor text for a Magic The Gathering card: Drainpipe Vermin. I can't find any earlier references to this phrase, but I could just be dumb.

@nickjack1696 3 жыл бұрын

Thought it was a meowth in front of a furby at first lol

@evocati6523 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine going back in time to medieval Italy and telling the nobility how much their country is going to be obsessed with garlic in the future

@ongkhuongduy3498 2 жыл бұрын

Which is weird, because the Roman in general was obsessed with garlic.

@DirtCheapTerrains 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Italian here (from Italy, not from New Jersey "my nona came here on a boat gabagool"). Don't let italoamerican cooking fool you. In Italy we don't use as much garlic as foreigners think we do. The ones obsessed with garlic are the folks from the Balkans

@josephsofaer841 2 жыл бұрын

@@DirtCheapTerrains Nah you guys are pretty obsess. Compared to other Europeans, you use quite a lot of garlic, as much as the Middle Easyerners.

@DirtCheapTerrains 2 жыл бұрын

@@josephsofaer841 ok seppo

@josephsofaer841 2 жыл бұрын

I’m not American lmfao you 🤡

@valerydiane20 Жыл бұрын

I'm italian and my mother cooks macco sometimes, it's just fava beans, onions, olive oil and some bay leaves to add some flavour. We usually eat as a side dish with some other vegetables and some meat. It is so interesting to learn that it has such ancient roots!

@craig.a.glesner 3 жыл бұрын

Ah-ha! So, now we know why noble vampires are actually "turned away" by garlic, they just don't want to get caught eating low class food. :)

@Lauren.E.O 3 жыл бұрын

Mind. Blown.

@nairsheasterling9457 3 жыл бұрын

Plot twist - Euro vampire myths are just a mythologized allegory for the monstrosity of the upper classes.

@sasquatchdonut2674 3 жыл бұрын

Well yeah, dracula was a COUNT

@kiwireeds5883 3 жыл бұрын

I-...

@3asianassassin 3 жыл бұрын

@@nairsheasterling9457 .. Yeah. That seems just about it. The vampirism of the rich and greedy was made literal in works like Dracula with literal vampires whose feasting on the poor and weak was made literal.

@Thes4LT 3 жыл бұрын

Tasting History: Use whatever bean makes you happy. Me: [uses coffee beans]

@jeil5676 3 жыл бұрын

I used jelly beans.

@tuseroni6085 3 жыл бұрын

@@jeil5676 i feel like they probably didnt boil well.

@brucetidwell7715 3 жыл бұрын

@@tuseroni6085 Remember, you're going to mash them anyway. : D I'm more concerned with how they mixed with the onions.

@tuseroni6085 3 жыл бұрын

@@brucetidwell7715 yeah, but after boiling them you just have sugar water.

@TheBuckStopsHere480 3 жыл бұрын

The king used human beans . . . .

@AjiNoPanda 3 жыл бұрын

Okay, NOW I know who Max reminds me of: Shawn Spencer from Psych! It's the facial expressions and deadpan delivery of the most farcical and alliterative phrases he can manage to write: ..."punishing peasants for poaching of prized provisions was rather a popular pastime for the posh." He deserves an award for that one!

@feralbluee 2 жыл бұрын

hey! thanks. i didn’t realize he was doing that - did sound like a a posh sentence though :) 🍺🥘🌱

@BGRecon 2 жыл бұрын

I agree!

@mialemon6186 2 жыл бұрын

Too bad there aren't secret pineapples in every episode!

@sandrabergquist1684 Жыл бұрын

Yes, he has a very well thought out dialogue. It's a pleasure to watch him...Thank you !

@andrewcrookall7229 2 жыл бұрын

Monk food would be interesting. I'd also love to see a series on historical 1st Nations foods like pemmican, pine tea etc. Might be tough though with no written history?

@TastingHistory 2 жыл бұрын

Here's Monk food: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sOBgrJSVm6-toI0.html Pemmican coming soon.

@maddieb.4282 10 ай бұрын

No written history but you forget that indigenous people are still alive and exist?!? They know their own history and traditional foods

@RyllenKriel 3 жыл бұрын

The Forme of Cury should have a peasant section called "Serf it forth!"

@darkdrow66 3 жыл бұрын

Get thee hence with thine puns!

@mizbuggy 3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@collinsje5 Жыл бұрын

what ho?

@panqueque445 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine being the king of England having an expensive feast and some French dude comes in and calls your wine garbage.

@gordon8 3 жыл бұрын

Your cat is a G

@shawnhtpc2271 3 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure that exact thing happened at some point...possibly multiple points.

@TheTwoFingeredBulldog 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine being the king of France and having an expensive feast and some English dude comes in and says "I ain't eating snail's you dirty garlic smelling frog"

@mievaselli7910 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheTwoFingeredBulldog Snails and frogs were what the poor ate when couldn't even catch a hedgehog. They became a delicacy pretty recently, as part of a trend a revisiting traditional foods.

@TheTwoFingeredBulldog 3 жыл бұрын

@@mievaselli7910 What's your point? Some thing's should stay in the past.

@annasstorybox7906 11 ай бұрын

I agree that it's very important to note that one doesn't need spices as we would define them today. Herbs can be used as spices as well. And europe has indeed a lot of (wild) herbs: mint, thyme, rosemary, parsley, lovage, chives, wild garlic leaves, fennel, dill... One would also use garlic and onions. Juniper berries grew in many places, dried mushrooms and roasted bacon could render flavor as well. All of this would 100% be available to peasants as it either could be cultivated in small kitchen gardens or grew in the wild and could be gathered for free. And yes! Salt was also more common than one might think as a lot of places had salt mines and costal towns had salt pans.

@SombreroPharoah 2 жыл бұрын

Depending which spices they mention, we actually have a lot! Native and traditionally used in Britain. From Wood Avens (Clove/cinnamon like), Hogweed seed (Galangal/Cardoman like), Many Mustards, Alexander Seeds (Black Pepper/Myrrh flavour). List goes on.

@epowell4211 3 жыл бұрын

"Punishing peasants for the poaching of prized provisions was rather a popular pastime for the posh." Woah, delivered that tongue twister so smoothly, I almost missed it lol

@ChevalierdeJohnstone 3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I live in a free country where anyone can go shoot any wild animal for any reason. Oh...wait...

@marlilopez9420 3 жыл бұрын

Love the alliteration!

@dp-sr1fd 3 жыл бұрын

@@ChevalierdeJohnstone That's why most of them are extinct or very nearly so.

@Kelnx 3 жыл бұрын

Fibber McGee has entered the chat.

@fucku3460 3 жыл бұрын

@@dp-sr1fd bwhahahaha extinct eh? DEER ARE PLENTIFUL AND BECOME A NUISANCE ALL OVER AMERICA AS ARE SNAKES AND PIGS IN THE SOUTH

@jessicamcevoy8076 3 жыл бұрын

"If you'd be interested" Always, Max. You choose any topic, and we'll be here. 😂

@tymonritco8578 3 жыл бұрын

I am definitely interested. And like you said Jessica, he picks a topic and we are in.

@davidosisek8834 Жыл бұрын

Peasant food is home cooking for Eastern European people. Just had haluski. Cabbage, onion,butter and egg noodles. Great on a cold winter night.

@seymourfields3613 Жыл бұрын

Dungeons and Dragons player, here. It would be awesome if you made a playlist speculating what a medieval adventurer would eat while they're out traveling. For now, I'm just watching your entire medieval playlist and figuring out what they can buy and travel with, what they can make traveling, and what they would actually eat when in town.

@madless6192 10 ай бұрын

Shadiversity has an episode about that

@seymourfields3613 10 ай бұрын

@@madless6192 Shad's is like a 45 minute episode. I've watched it quite a few times. I want more 😅

@madless6192 10 ай бұрын

@@seymourfields3613 i mean... same here haha

@CamdenKnightly 9 ай бұрын

There is a channel that does speculative ‘adventurer’/world building vids. Maybe he has one?

@seymourfields3613 9 ай бұрын

@@CamdenKnightly who's that? Sounds cool!

@lilyrosa143 3 жыл бұрын

Max: "If you like subjecting your family to medieval food at Thanksgiving..." Me, who just made a Pumpion Pie, sweating: who...who would do that????

@barbarapugh5662 3 жыл бұрын

Some say subjecting , I say character building and why stop at Thanksgiving when you can go through the whole of lockdown ??? Mwahahahaha 😈 The farting helped with social distancing immensely x x

@altareggo 3 жыл бұрын

mmmmm.... Pumpion Pie.....

@angelwhispers2060 3 жыл бұрын

But that's like actually good medieval food so depends on what your standard is

@FigureOnAStick 3 жыл бұрын

Beans? Fried Onions? Lard? Wait a minute, this is just old timey refried beans!

@nunyabiznes33 3 жыл бұрын

Some things never change.

@FreyaF... 3 жыл бұрын

Michael Coffee... You noticed that too!! I thought it was just my imagination.

@ShaunCheah 3 жыл бұрын

Ayy yo this peasant eatin' beans!

@cathipalmer8217 3 жыл бұрын

I scrolled down here specifically to find and like this comment.

@2gooddrifters 3 жыл бұрын

Tarka dahl.

@beyblade_master5662 3 жыл бұрын

“Cause I like grilled onions :D” I love it when people add little faces to the subtitles it makes my day, more people should do it lol

@saulemaroussault6343 2 жыл бұрын

More endearing is the fact that his fiance does the subtitles.

@logan0v723 2 жыл бұрын

I made this last night with a few additions. Add Bacon and Garlic to the Onions and add a bouillon cube to the Beer and it tastes amazing!

@ElliotNesterman 3 жыл бұрын

Regarding onions, there's a quotation, though I can't recall by whom, "If onions were as scarce as truffles they'd be worth far more."

@ragnkja 3 жыл бұрын

There are more dishes I’d want with onions but without truffles than ones I’d want with truffles but no onions.

@namuseraici 3 жыл бұрын

Haha I love that quote, I'm stealing it. I completely agree.

@thatsnodildo1974 3 жыл бұрын

Onions when fried go good with soooo many dishes man

@DZrache 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. So much of what is considered desirable in food is down to scarcity. Spices become cheap? European royalty are suddenly into "simple" flavours.

@ragnkja 3 жыл бұрын

@@DZrache “Fine European cuisine” tends to consist of dishes that require continuous attention, perfect timing and/or superior ingredients, because those were ways to show off once spices became affordable.

@ronrup2216 3 жыл бұрын

I know a sicilian recipe called “maccu”, it’s just smashed fava beans, fennel and oil, so probably makke was brought by the romans and was still used at that time

@aidanwarren4980 3 жыл бұрын

That could be the case but I’m also not sure I can think of a culture that didn’t arrive at beans + aromatics + fat. It could be a Roman recipe, but I think it’s more likely a Roman name for a local recipe.

@arthas640 2 жыл бұрын

There are some shockingly old foods that have barely changed in centuries. Hummus was brought to the middle east by Crusaders, Tempura was brought to Japan by Portuguese missionaries or traders and was medieval in origin (being a meal meant for meat free days), and as mentioned on this channel Tamales have barely changed (only using lard instead of corn oil) in the last 5000 years and European fish sauces date back to Roman times.

@abdullahowaisqureshi8541 2 жыл бұрын

@@arthas640 No, dude. Hummus was an Ancient Egyptian dish which spread to the Levant in the Middle Ages, along with Falafel. Stop stealing our food

@indianne9781 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like Italian refried beans.

@vladimirspoutine1264 2 жыл бұрын

@@abdullahowaisqureshi8541 They stole your food? You can't make hummus any more? That's sad

@janbauer6785 2 жыл бұрын

Wow i am amazed. It's almost the same as contemporary czech recipe called "hrachová kaše" (pea puree). We use dried yellow peas, just boiled in water then smashed and salted. Maybe they used it also. It is served with fried onions, same as in the video and sunny side up egg, grilled sausage or smoked pork. Hope this helps with your understanding of this recipe :)

@Matt_Alaric Жыл бұрын

The similarity deepens when you realise that eggs and pork would be 2 of the proteins a medieval peasant would be most likely to regularly eat as well. :)

@eleanornelson5810 10 ай бұрын

Oooo that sounds really good!

@tochka832 4 ай бұрын

here in my part of russia we usually eat 'gorohovaja kasha' without onions, just by itself, potentially without spices even

@cindyla 3 жыл бұрын

I love that the recipe says "til they be al brown." It be like that sometimes.

@masterimbecile 3 жыл бұрын

So seethe means boil eh? No wonder we say someone is having a seething anger. You can practically see the steam coming out of their nose and ear holes.

@lairdcummings9092 3 жыл бұрын

Low boil. Just as someone whom is seething has not *quite* boiled over.

@karenc4544 29 күн бұрын

And chafe, as in chafing dish, to “keep at a low heat”.

@TheMuseLuci 3 жыл бұрын

so pretty much refried beans was peasant food. they just needed tortillas.

@adori3376 3 жыл бұрын

I said the same thing lol I’m about to put a pot of beans on right now and I feel like a peasant 😂

@Heaven-dy9lj 3 жыл бұрын

We have beans on toast!

@lyllydd 3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking this is more like boozed up bean soup.

@rosrychaplet 3 жыл бұрын

Or even unleavened bread, or Cuban crackers.

@kendratrevino8367 3 жыл бұрын

@@lyllydd yess, frijoles borrachos! my favorite meal

@captainseyepatch3879 9 ай бұрын

As a side note. A ton of lords actually let even presents hunt in there woods. But required that the person give a share of the meat to them. Records show it was often even quite a reasonable share.

@flatlander2743 Жыл бұрын

If I weren't already a fan, your mocking of the Italian snob's comment about garlic would have instantly endeared you to me.

@GenerationJonesi 3 жыл бұрын

Pottage sounds like the "hunter's stew" that my mom used to make. Basically, take all of the leftovers in the fridge, add beans, & some broth. Boil until it's dead. Serve with bread. :)

@tiredapplestar 3 жыл бұрын

When I saw the crock-pot emerge from the cupboard, I knew it was time to try and find a friends house to crash for dinner. 😹

@paraboo8994 3 жыл бұрын

Until it's dead 😂😂😂

@BaBaBaBenny 3 жыл бұрын

A friend of my ex in school used to have this for dinner sometimes, but they called it "cowboy".

@barbarawallace6890 3 жыл бұрын

When my ex and I were feeding four vermin (teenagers; his two sons & his two nieces that we took in) on a very limited budget (no financial help at all from the other parents or the state), I got quite creative with the game of "what have we got in the cupboards". Real seat-of-the-pants cooking.....when it was done, they got used to being called to the table with a yell of "I don't know what it is, but its dead!" 😄

@phil2u48 3 жыл бұрын

We had "stew" (also fish sticks which we compared to asbestos shingles) for dinner on Fridays at my university. We would save up and go out for hamburgers.

@TidusplZUO 3 жыл бұрын

[looks at bowl of lentils with onions and garlic] Ha ha, yes, those wacky middle ages peasants

@lairdcummings9092 3 жыл бұрын

:: Looks at my lentil soup ... :: Hmmmm.

@Wikrin 3 жыл бұрын

I was eating lentils with garlic (+etc.) while watching this, too. XD

@Cornerstanding 3 жыл бұрын

😜😝😅 I was thinking why not just use lentils the entire time.

@LoriCiani 3 жыл бұрын

What about the humble butter bean?

@lairdcummings9092 3 жыл бұрын

@@Cornerstanding well, most medieval euro peasants wouldn't have *had* lentils. Peas, yes, and they certainly used those. Lentils were a domesticated crop in central asia, and were a late arrival in most of europe.

@jonpilledsingledad 2 жыл бұрын

I've heard so many in university tell me snootily: "The idea all medieval peasants needed ale for clean water was a myth. They mostly drank water!" Like they weren't constantly dehydrated from drinking Pabst all night.

@secundusytp4517 2 жыл бұрын

Max has no clue just how many wonderful, simple, and delicious meals he is teaching me to make for my family.

@Awoken_Remmuz 3 жыл бұрын

Nothing like hearing about the food habits of the peasantry while enjoying the modern wonder of frozen pizza.

@namuseraici 3 жыл бұрын

... which has a worse nutritional profile :D I feel you though.

@daanwilmer 3 жыл бұрын

After eating said pizzas for a couple of days straight, I would love this makke.

@egregius9314 3 жыл бұрын

Man I would heat up that pizza before eating it. Frozen it's just ugh.

@andrewgodly5739 3 жыл бұрын

Pizza is modern day peasantry food. Especially any prepackaged pizza

@Elleoaqua 3 жыл бұрын

Pizza 🍕 is nutritious. Bread, tomatoes, cheese, pineapple 🍍 all the major food groups

@Keti9er 3 жыл бұрын

"Thyme heals all wounds." - some ancient cookbook, probably-

@bobbyhempel1513 3 жыл бұрын

Thyme does actually have healing properties.

@Just_Sara 3 жыл бұрын

Helps with coughs, kinda. Don’t use if pregnant, though!

@ragnkja 3 жыл бұрын

Thymol has antimicrobial properties.

@oldfrend 3 жыл бұрын

sage words, my friends

@user-pj1ec5om5g 3 жыл бұрын

@@Just_Sara why?

@historystudent3985 9 ай бұрын

As someone who studies medieval history, I find learning about the lives of the peasantry the most interesting (including their diet). The vegetables and legumes that comprised of a significant part of the peasant diet, such as cabbage, leeks, onions, peas, beans, lentils, and garlic, are some of my favorites to use in cooking.

@lellab.8179 3 жыл бұрын

This is really interesting, Here in Italy we have what is called "macco di fave", which is essentially the same thing as this "makke". It's a typical southern Italy "poor" dish: you can find it, slightly different from one region to another, in Sicily, Puglia, Calabria and even Sardinia and it's made with fresh or dried fava beans (but without wine or ale).

@GiuseppePipia 3 жыл бұрын

I was about to write this too!

@fedra76it 3 жыл бұрын

I live in Emilia Romagna, so I did non know the "macco di fave". How interesting!

@arak2551 3 жыл бұрын

And given that the Normans had a kingdom in Southern Italy, I wonder if the makke was imported from England or the other way around.

@cris_ad 3 жыл бұрын

We still eat this in my house, lol. We're Romanian. Only no wine in the beans! Add a bay leaf though.

@CrisSelene 3 жыл бұрын

Yup. It's one of my favorite dishes

@nikolatovar9884 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Always the B A Y L E A F

@TheTallGuy1992 3 жыл бұрын

@@nikolatovar9884 HHHHERERERESSSS BORIS!

@danamaximilian3998 3 жыл бұрын

Yes!! True! My mother put some tomato paste in the fried onions, sometimes...

@McJays 3 жыл бұрын

Yup. Fasolea frecata la putere!!!

@AltayHunter 3 жыл бұрын

13:37 My understanding was that the boiling required by the brewing process did more to sterilize the final product than its alcohol content, especially for low-alcohol drinks like ales. Perhaps I'm mistaken though.

@johnwaldrip405 3 жыл бұрын

I loved this! I would love to see more videos about what commoners and lesser nobles would eat in Medieval times. I'm particularly interested in what travelers would eat and what might be served at public houses or wherever people might pay for a meal.

@Angela-382 3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you mentioned monks. In a food history I read (can't remember the title) the monks got around the fish days and Lenten laws by floating a sheep across a river or stream, making sure it's head went underwater at least once. Voila! A white woolly fish

@DulocGuardsman 2 жыл бұрын

The Monks : "It's Big Brain Time"

@Ziploc530 Жыл бұрын

Looooool

@skeletonking2501 Жыл бұрын

Imagine casually tricking God lmao

@LordVader1094 Жыл бұрын

Sounds like a myth or folktale lol

@corcoos 3 жыл бұрын

That's such a popular dish in Romania today. It's called "fasole batuta", which means smashed beans.

@SilkyCayla 3 жыл бұрын

I was just about to write about it :D but in my part of the country (Transilvania) we call it "fasole frecata" which roughly translates to "rubbed beans".

@MihaiRUdeRO 3 жыл бұрын

I'm Romanian and I literally just made this dish a few days ago, but I fried a sausage to go with it too because I'm not a medieval peasant so I can afford meat like the wealthy aristocrat I truly am.

@internetperson3436 3 жыл бұрын

@@SilkyCayla i too love rubbing my beans

@liciniacornea3736 3 жыл бұрын

@@SilkyCayla And if you add a bit of garlic you make it even better! I love it, and yes, it is very popular still.

@lostpelican1883 3 жыл бұрын

I was just going to comment this! It's also quite like mujdarra (although that's lentils). Both of which I eat often cuz I'm poor :p

@justinkroboth360 3 жыл бұрын

"As innocuous as castration" I think we need to have a talk, Max.

@Sh4peofmyheart 2 жыл бұрын

Methinks we need to review the concept of "innocuous". Lol!

@DulocGuardsman 2 жыл бұрын

I will insert *FLIGHTREACTS SCREAMING*

@lesleeg9481 2 жыл бұрын

FYI - Salt was usually evaporated from sea water if one lived on the coast. There are historic records of this done in England in the 1700's so I'm pretty sure it was going on a lot earlier. I'd like to make this and toss in some cooked carrots and celery for texture - sounds lovely.

@Laura-kl7vi 5 ай бұрын

He said that in the video.

@redjoshman 3 жыл бұрын

I think it'd be cool to do a comparison between "Crusader" food vs. the local food (maybe divided between what Jews, Christians, and Muslims were eating).

@lanceklein2746 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! And some of the regional differences too, that intrigued me

@marissacoolidge8654 3 жыл бұрын

Great idea! I've been looking into potential sources for early Norman recipes. It would be fascinating to see what influence the Norse brought to the local Frankish cuisine. :)

@ablackney 3 жыл бұрын

I'm honestly just so excited for all the mentions and honors that you are getting. its is 1000% deserved!

@TastingHistory 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@quanyintv 2 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see a whole series of these. They're super helpful for reenacting.

@Treeman1221 2 жыл бұрын

I would actually love a mini series on this, it was very interesting! My wife and I tend to try and grow what we cook since money comes and goes for us. Apologies if you already did a series, this is my first video of yours I have seen :)

@nathanchurchill3753 3 жыл бұрын

I would love to see what foods a knight would eat. Also more on what the Pope would eat would be interesting. Love this channel. 👍🏻

@TastingHistory 3 жыл бұрын

I can do those!

@sasha8578 3 жыл бұрын

Great Idea!!!

@jayasuryangoral-maanyan3901 3 жыл бұрын

wasn't the pope the first person in europe to try hot chocolate. I remember he talked about it as though it was an energy drink lol

@toryniemann5124 3 жыл бұрын

@@TastingHistory Make it hap'n, Cap'n!

@MarathonMann 3 жыл бұрын

@@TastingHistory Seconding the pope

@samsonthemanson 3 жыл бұрын

Me: Haha I'm SURE glad I'm bot a peasant Also me: Hope I dont run out of beans during Covid

@TastingHistory 3 жыл бұрын

🤣 seriously

@jeremyeineichner7271 3 жыл бұрын

F'real. I have been living on red beans and rice these past few months.

@trishthehomesteader9873 3 жыл бұрын

@@jeremyeineichner7271 That's a staple in the South.🙂 Chili over rice is pretty darned good too.

@jeremyeineichner7271 3 жыл бұрын

@@trishthehomesteader9873 I'm well aware. It was in New Orleans that I first fell in love with it. Just didn't think I'd end up having it at least once a day EVERY day...

@proverbs2522 3 жыл бұрын

This is why I have always had a garden and some animals. We're doing just fine with are set up. I'm poor as hell but I don't care about money. I love my chickens ducks and goats and my wonderful gardens. All of which cost me very little. You should all invest a little in gardening and you will always have food.

@adamuffoletto7869 Жыл бұрын

This honestly seems like it could be played around with and turned into a very nice bean dip

@sandrabergquist1684 Жыл бұрын

Yes, but the chips aren't healthy...

@karlkutac1800 Жыл бұрын

He says salt came from salt springs or the sea, but there is Salzburg ("salt city") founded 700 AD or so, where they had salt mines. Apparently, there are old salt mines scattered across Europe

@shockwave640 3 жыл бұрын

I would adore to see what a Medieval Knight would eat, or maybe traveling “adventurers” who lived a nomad style life in Europe

@xxDEAGORxx 3 жыл бұрын

I'd like to see tasting history's take on it too, but this series might interest you at least a bit: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jcuGlsiqlbTLXas.html

@ValosiTiamata 3 жыл бұрын

@TastingHistory I second this suggestion, since one of my favourite medieval foods was originally made to preserve food for travel - the pot pie. Of course, nowadays we eat the packaging; but then again, we also dip our tea leaves while they're still in the packages because a group of British folk didn't realise the silk envelopes were for shipping purposes and it caught on.

@MazHem 3 жыл бұрын

Unless traders or Roma I don't think there's many travelling adventurers around Europe

@markrhodes403 3 жыл бұрын

@@MazHem I'm no expert, but lots of regular folk travelled for things like pilgrimages

@hoathanatos6179 3 жыл бұрын

Well a traveling adventurer would typically be eating very basic things like boiled bread dumplings, boiled salted pork/beef, cooked peas or pease pudding, cooked beans, boiled cabbage, fried onions, and basic soups and stews. Or whatever you could fish, hunt, poach, or steal off of other people and their land.

@Justanotherconsumer 3 жыл бұрын

“Artificially” in context likely means “with great artistry” rather than how we’d hear it today.

@General12th 2 жыл бұрын

Probably based on the word "artifice" instead of "artificial".

@Vacuon 2 жыл бұрын

@@General12th But artificial comes from artifice, that comes from art. I think people when they hear artificial today are afraid because of a very strong "return to nature" prejudice, if it's artificial it must contain "chemicals" and what not, but when you think about it, synthetizing molecules is quite the art. Since it's so complicated though, it's the business of large corporations, and since they can afford small margins, I think this is where our collective understanding that "artificial = cheap" comes from. I might be wrong though it's just a guess

@stickychocolate8155 2 жыл бұрын

@@Vacuon no I think you're onto something. Our meaning of artificial is more like "fake". I'm certain this was not it's meaning centuries ago. I'm not a linguist but I would hazard a guess that the word has taken on that meaning within the last century.

@bonesandhearts5683 2 жыл бұрын

He’s still being a snob about garlic tho

@kvdrr 2 жыл бұрын

@@Vacuon It's a worlwide trend, really. We used to have so called E-number codes for additives in food instead of their full chemical names here in Europe. This notation has been completely phased out (on producers' behalf) because people got scared of scary-looking ingredient codes like E100 or E330 - curcumin and vitamin C, respectively. Admittedly, this also resulted in phasing out of genuinely harmful additives, because their full names were also scary-sounding (e.g. Sodium benzoate and Dichlorooctylisothiazolinone).

@Fox0of0desert Жыл бұрын

Actually, England in medieval time, just before little ice age, has great wine industry. So wine in this recept is cannon

@wise_guy4230 2 жыл бұрын

I'd be interested in more of this sort of lower end cooking from England a Europe, in this period and others. Its been something I've enjoyed sharing with my family, partly out of interest in variety and also as a celebration of heritage. Fun story, I actually made this after a dental surgery, as I was only allowed soft foods, and I was sick to death of mashed potatoes, yogurt and similar, I wanted something hardier, with more flavor. This was a decidedly nice departure.

@starlight4649 3 жыл бұрын

My grandpa actually made something slightly similar to this for his lunch a lot. It was chili beans, fried onions, and bacon bits all stewed together. He had spices though, and put in onion powder, garlic salt, and cayenne pepper.

@pudgelikeme 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like i might be making this for dinner

@seifig 2 жыл бұрын

That sounds actually pretty good

@LordGertz 2 жыл бұрын

I kept thinking through the video that chili powder or cayenne pepper was needed, alternatively how good would this be with some roasted hatch chilies mixed in.

@THNDERHDS Жыл бұрын

Technically all herbs and veg

@crystalheart9 Жыл бұрын

Sounds good especially with the bacon bits.😋

@beatriz.t 3 жыл бұрын

yessss gimme more medieval food, i'm writing a fantasy book set on a medieval-like world and it is SO helpful for worldbuilding

@joshuarichardson6529 3 жыл бұрын

Pease Porridge hot, Pease Porridge cold, Some like it in the pot, nine days old. Onions on the top, Leaks on the side. Pick the right mushrooms, or you're in for a ride. Get a piece of bread, seven days a week. Little bit of salmon baked on a plank of teak. Beef for the rich, chicken for the poor. Everyone gets ale, till you can't drink no more.

@butwhataboutdragons7768 3 жыл бұрын

I'm back on a Skyrim binge lately, and I spend far more time frittering around collecting food and planning meals than I do dungeon-delving or questing. My Dragonborn needs to keep her strength up so she gets her 8 hours sleep and three hearty meals per day, by golly. Grilled chicken breast, a slice of goat cheese, a red apple, and some Nord mead is a fine supper, it seems to me, and she can handle most anything thrown at her. Seriously though Max, I love this topic. I really enjoyed that Knight guy's, Jason from Modern History I think, take on this subject. The peasant meal was imo the best-looking and probably the healthiest. Looking forward to more on this!

@nitiratp 2 жыл бұрын

This is my new favourite channel! Everything about it is amazing: food, history and presentation are all top-notch.

@annaspradlin4874 Жыл бұрын

I'd love to see the series on medieval foods. This was so interesting! I very much enjoy the videos you put together, and I always learn something, kind of the icing on the cake. Thank you.

@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 3 жыл бұрын

"Horse bread, made of dried peas and beans and whatever else they can find..." Isn't that just Dave's Killer Bread now? But seriously, I'd love to see more Medieval food--Peasant pottages (which you touched on for just a sec), Monk's meals, farmer's fare...lots of great stuff there!

@robinthrush9672 3 жыл бұрын

ModernHistoryTV's channel has a video on peasant diets and one of the foods made was a peas-pottage.

@JimBob4233 3 жыл бұрын

@@robinthrush9672 Did they have all three ways of serving it?

@robinthrush9672 3 жыл бұрын

@@JimBob4233 If memory serves, it was spread on a slice of thick bread and served with butter-fried salmon. The pottage was cooked in a ceramic pot.

@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 3 жыл бұрын

@@robinthrush9672 I think he was referring to hot, cold and 9 days old.

@robinthrush9672 3 жыл бұрын

@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 It's been too long since I've heard that rhyme.

@sgtdishwasher4687 3 жыл бұрын

"What did the medieval Peasants eat?" *Stares at the raticate in the background*

@TastingHistory 3 жыл бұрын

🤣

@emfc1 2 жыл бұрын

Just found your channel and I am obsessed. This is my entire passion!!!! Thank you so much for this.

@denisesmith505 2 жыл бұрын

Would love you see the series! You bring history to life, and we appreciate you!

@alex1the1great 3 жыл бұрын

I'm positively pleased by your particular proficiency and prowess in the production of alliterative prose ;).

@christinerobinson9372 3 жыл бұрын

I love that picture of the cow with her calf. Someone thought it was important to show the cow loves her baby.

@garvi023universityofminnes9 2 жыл бұрын

The calf was brought to the cow to make her let down her milk.

@Devin_10k 3 ай бұрын

Found this channel a couple months ago and I listened to it at some point every day at work. Love it! Keep it up!! 🎉🎉

@charlestimmons604 2 жыл бұрын

I really love what you're doing here, incredible quality production, history that isn't played out, and delivering it in a way that is very inviting and honest. Thank you sir keep up the good work!

@TastingHistory 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Charles!

@sandrabergquist1684 Жыл бұрын

Top notch series...

@namuseraici 3 жыл бұрын

That's so incredible, this EXACT recipe still exists in Romanian cuisine, mushed (white) beans with fried onions on top. It's very homey, goes great in the winter. Dear lord, please continue with the medieval recipes for peasants. I'm so incredibly curious what peasants may have been eating. I'd love to try some of those recipes. I love your videos in general though!

@honeytearays 3 жыл бұрын

Haha yes my family always makes this in the winter~

@Steve17010 3 жыл бұрын

I work with a Romanian and I'll have to ask her if her family makes this.

@gabriellakadar 3 жыл бұрын

@@Steve17010 Hungarians and Slovaks make it too. And Italians as well. My grandmother used to pass the beans through a strainer so as to not include the skins in the soup. She made fresh croutons fried in lard to sprinkle on top. And there was smoked sausage in the soup. We used lard not butter or oil. We were poor but not peasants. ;)

@cris_ad 3 жыл бұрын

We still eat this and we're Romanian. Add a bay leaf to it and it's 100%.

@chloegarcia4382 3 жыл бұрын

It reminded me of refried beans

@jonathantillian6528 3 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of The Black Adder. Henry - "Who did you kill today." Edmond - "Um, Peasants. Peasants, there were a lot of peasants... they don't really count though, do they?" Henry - "Only in the event of a tie."

@jaimedeleon1194 2 жыл бұрын

I enjoy that you're researching and preparing 'peasant food'. Knowing the foods that brought the less-well-off gives a pretty cool insight into their survival of comforting themselves through their meals.

@OhWolfy84 2 жыл бұрын

I just discovered your channel through this video, and I would love to see more medieval cooking videos like this. I love the little bits of history you added to this. Seeing the finished dish I wonder how it would taste adding mushrooms to the fried onions?

@Skinflaps_Meatslapper 3 жыл бұрын

Saw you in the news! Or more correctly, my wife did and said "hey your cooking dude made the news" LOL

@nuppusaurus3830 3 жыл бұрын

"it's just like a bunch of beans" -Max, while eating a bunch of beans

@michivallieres8334 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely one of my favourites!! Please make more like this. I would love to know what tradesman eat or the changes based on different regions, countries, or eras.

@ehlermediation 2 жыл бұрын

I love your channel and I studied medieval history so this was fantastic!

@cinnamonbeardstud 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Max, "Serve it Forth" should be a merch slogan!

@Nimesay1 3 жыл бұрын

I would like that on a mug.

@MildlyRabid 3 жыл бұрын

@@Nimesay1 Or an apron!

@eriklares90 3 жыл бұрын

@@MildlyRabid 11/10 would buy in a heartbeat.

@Wormwoodification 3 жыл бұрын

Oven Mitts

@jamesatherton198 3 жыл бұрын

Love the idea of a serise of What did medieval _______ eat? Would like to see you to further explore more pesant food options.

@vetra100 3 жыл бұрын

I used to eat this exact same dish in Lithuanian beer bars in the 90s. Unfortunately, most of them have abandoned their roots and now serve Spanish style tapas (which is great in Spain 😉) The really good places would offer slow cooked pig's trotters on a bed of "makke" Delicious!

@lynnvancleave2981 2 жыл бұрын

I find you videos to be very enjoyable! Thank you for doing them. You mentioned my grandmother’s family in the toad in a hole episode, Gouda, was her maiden name, although she came from the Irish branch.

@laviniamoretti3970 3 жыл бұрын

If you have any leftovers, you should let it cool down and solidify and then fry in olive oil, as they do in Sicily! Macco (maccu in Sicilian) has been a staple food in Southern Italy for centuries, and still is. It basically was what peasants ate on a daily basis, mostly by itself with a little bread. On special occasions it could become a sauce for pasta. Leftover macco would be eaten cold or fried.

@sandrabergquist1684 Жыл бұрын

How would the use of macco compare to polenta ? The kind that comes in tubes.

@laviniamoretti3970 Жыл бұрын

@@sandrabergquist1684 Both polenta and macco would be made in large quantities, both to feed large families and to have leftovers - polenta fried in lard or eaten with milk was standard breakfast for a lot of people. I do believe the usage of macco and polenta would have been pretty similar, but they would have been eaten in utterly different parts of Italy: macco in the south, especially Sicily, and polenta in the North. Polenta is not found in typical dishes from the south, while in the north the only wide spread legumes were beans. Please note that with "staple food" I mean that more often than not plain polenta/macco would have been the only food people would eat for weeks or months straight, and that the nutritional value of legumes is far superior to that of corn. Eating only polenta led to pellagra, which was a plague among poor peasants, while the consumption of fava beans may trigger hemolysis in people with G6PD deficiency, which leads to health issues but also protects from malaria.

@laviniamoretti3970 Жыл бұрын

@@sandrabergquist1684 Nowadays, macco is still made following the traditional recipe using simple ingredients and is often eaten with some kind of vegetable. Tube polenta is pretty different from traditional polenta, which varies a lot depending on where you are: it can be more or less coarse, made with different varieties of corn, mixed with buckwheat... You always have the latter with rich stews, mushrooms or plenty cheese and butter, you can eat it soft or wait for it to firm up and then slice it (and maybe grill it or fry it, too). While tube polenta may be used in the same way, it is more commonly used in baked dishes or casseroles.

@0neDoomedSpaceMarine 3 жыл бұрын

It's surprising how the myth that medieval people didn't drink water has endured. By the way, an episode about sausages would be cool. Extremely broad subject, I know, but an introductory would work.

@TastingHistory 3 жыл бұрын

I have always wanted to make sausages.

@DZrache 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Sausages are interesting because they're so broad, and because they traditionally use offal, which is terribly overlooked in modern European cuisine IMO

@jameshall9015 3 жыл бұрын

Get ordinary sausage on board

@prcervi 3 жыл бұрын

the myth with the water had basis in the fact that the water could be contaminated by a lot of things(not gonna list, imagine all the terrible ones you want) and thus it wasn't uncommon for people to just drink very little of it(if they figured out their local water was getting frequently contaminated) but then people make the mistake of thinking all the ale was as strong as or stronger then todays beer(it really wasn't, you'd be sick from water bloat before you got drunk with some of those ales)

@0neDoomedSpaceMarine 3 жыл бұрын

@@prcervi I think that would really depend on where you lived at the time, and there's old texts talking about drinkable water and how to identify suspect water.

@susanquiroz1771 Жыл бұрын

Looks good, I truly appreciate your you tube and all that you inform to us viewers, keep up the great research

@alexandrasmith8868 3 жыл бұрын

Most salt inland was rock salt. In order to clean it, one took a pinch, rubbed it between the fingers over the salt dish before sprinkling it over you food. The dirty leftovers could be thrown on the midden to help cleanse it.

@sarahburke8955 3 жыл бұрын

YES, would love a whole series of different medieval diets! Honestly, if some good bean soup with sautéed onions is peasant food, call me a peasant.

@jackiezimmerer6264 3 жыл бұрын

One if my ancestors was sent to America as an indentured servant for killing an animal on “the kings property”.

@honorsilverthorne7227 3 жыл бұрын

That's whatcha get

@kirbyculp3449 3 жыл бұрын

A blessing in the long run.

@FoodNerds 3 жыл бұрын

Wow really?

@JohnathanLingo 3 жыл бұрын

Lucky!

@bunnyslippers191 3 жыл бұрын

That's rather more interesting than my ancestor, who was sent to America as an indentured servant for participating in the Scots Rising of 1745. A *lot* of Scots wound up in America because of that war.

@christireynard6883 3 жыл бұрын

I'm still going through your past videos - all of which I LOVE. I would really like to see what different medieval classes (if you can really call them that) would eat.

@catharinepizzarello4784 2 жыл бұрын

You introduced me to Summer Savory. Absolutely beautiful gift to so many foods. Thank you so much, Sir!

@sheenachristina2385 3 жыл бұрын

I have read that comparatively speaking, peasants ate healthier than nobles. Evidence can be found in their teeth and bones.

@Pressity1 3 жыл бұрын

Another channel actually already covered this and made examples of dishes from each class of medieval society. I do concur that the peasants had the best foods, at least in my personal opinion. Fancy spices on weird foods, venison, and birds I've never eaten, no thank you! Salmon with peas? He'll yeah! I'll take the peasants diet any day! Salmon was actually considered a peasant food back then!

@TastingHistory 3 жыл бұрын

When they got enough, it tended to be healthier by today’s standards. They starved a lot too though.

@Canalbizarrof 3 жыл бұрын

There's some good episodes on townsends about it. Nobles tended to eat lots of sweets, white bread and red meat, while peasants ate more vegetables, whole bread and white meat.

@inyxblackstone4756 3 жыл бұрын

Modern History! I love that channel!

@gewreid5946 3 жыл бұрын

Medieval life expectancy in a nutshell: Peasants died early because of starvation. Noblemen died early because of their terrible diets...

@michaelmurphy4022 Жыл бұрын

Just started watching these. Great info. I am from scotland and one of the real scots delicacies is smoking fish. Arbroath "smokies" are legendary. The smoking process hasnt changed in hundreds of years.

@AndreaS-fy6gn 3 жыл бұрын

I would love to see what we could eat along the silk way: It could be a mini serie that follow the Marco Polo trip. Thanks for your videos :)

@TastingHistory 3 жыл бұрын

I love that idea!

@cahallo5964 3 жыл бұрын

Probably fresh game, whatever was on sale around the area and bread.

@rabidfurify 3 жыл бұрын

@@cahallo5964 Central asia has a lot of interesting breads, I'd like to see an episode on that.

@Paeoniarosa 3 жыл бұрын

That does sound pretty interesting. I also wonder what Irish people ate before potatoes became the thing? When did pasta become part of the food lexicon, and what did Italian people (what we now call Italian people) eat before creating pasta? It's all interesting.

@cahallo5964 3 жыл бұрын

@@Paeoniarosa Irish people were hunter gatherers, contrary to popular belief, agriculture was known to most people but it wasn't really massive and absolutely global until ww2

@jennifermoody487 2 жыл бұрын

Just discovered this channel! LOVE IT! I'm a historian (early modern French history was the PhD topic) and love the Middle Ages too. Medieval ANYTHING sounds wonderful. Great job! P.S. one doesn't pronounce the T on the end of Froissart. The rest of it you did very well! Very interesting topic and very well done!