Food and Feasts in the Middle Ages

ISBN: 9780778713807

作者: Lynne Elliott

出版社: Crabtree Pub Co

出版年: 2004-3

页数: 32

定价: $ 10.11

装帧: Pap

内容简介

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