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My kid is really into knights and castles and stuff, so last year we had a 'knight party' where we served [as much as practical] medieval European dishes. It wa

My kid is really into knights and castles and stuff, so last year we had a 'knight party' where we served [as much as practical] medieval European dishes. It was a blast! Some of the most helpful books we used in planning were : "A Medieval Feast" by Aliki [picture book] "A Medieval Home Companion" by Tania Bayard One thing that I really liked was the heavy use of herbs for flavoring. Also, the use of flatbread 'trenchers' as plates is sensible; I guess it's kind of like an ancestor to the sandwich.

Symbiote 8y ago
There are a few mediaeval restaurants. Kapitelhusgården in Visby, Gotland, Sweden is one example. Linking to TripAdvisor for the photos: https://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g189807-d3775351-i137642031-Kapitellhusgarden-Gotland.html https://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g189807-...
- MisterOctober 8y ago
  Gotland! The land of Beowulf! Fantastic.
relham 8y ago
Not exactly medieval perhaps, but I think you will enjoy this episode of Planet Money on cooking a Peacock - the traditional way: https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2016/01/01/461504972/episode-674-we-cooked-peacock https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2016/01/01/461504972/epis...
arthurcolle 8y ago
Does trenchers in this context mean that its a 'slice' of bread, from the French, une tranche?
- robin_reala 8y ago
  Yes, according to wiktionary at least: From Anglo-Norman trenchour, from Old Northern French trencheor (French tranchoir), from trenchier (“to cut, to carve”).
  - arthurcolle 8y ago
    nice i knew it
joshvm 8y ago
I recommend this channel (Townsends), lots of medieval and olde worlde cooking, usually based on actual recipes https://m.youtube.com/user/jastownsendandson https://m.youtube.com/user/jastownsendandson
JadeNB 8y ago
Modern History TV has an episode on this, in case it's useful for future reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeVcey0Ng-w&list=PLEdnpoTDGX7J1L3NOTrEEmSIqdOTrG81m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeVcey0Ng-w&list=PLEdnpoTDGX... .

Symbiote 8y ago

There are a few mediaeval restaurants. Kapitelhusgården in Visby, Gotland, Sweden is one example. Linking to TripAdvisor for the photos: https://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g189807-d3775351-i137642031-Kapitellhusgarden-Gotland.html https://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g189807-...

MisterOctober 8y ago
Gotland! The land of Beowulf! Fantastic.

relham 8y ago

Not exactly medieval perhaps, but I think you will enjoy this episode of Planet Money on cooking a Peacock - the traditional way: https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2016/01/01/461504972/episode-674-we-cooked-peacock https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2016/01/01/461504972/epis...

arthurcolle 8y ago

Does trenchers in this context mean that its a 'slice' of bread, from the French, une tranche?

robin_reala 8y ago
Yes, according to wiktionary at least: From Anglo-Norman trenchour, from Old Northern French trencheor (French tranchoir), from trenchier (“to cut, to carve”).
- arthurcolle 8y ago
  nice i knew it

joshvm 8y ago

I recommend this channel (Townsends), lots of medieval and olde worlde cooking, usually based on actual recipes https://m.youtube.com/user/jastownsendandson https://m.youtube.com/user/jastownsendandson

JadeNB 8y ago

Modern History TV has an episode on this, in case it's useful for future reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeVcey0Ng-w&list=PLEdnpoTDGX7J1L3NOTrEEmSIqdOTrG81m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeVcey0Ng-w&list=PLEdnpoTDGX... .