![]() Standard foodstuffs of the Medieval Timesįirstly, there’s more to the peasant food than just the turnips. With the “do what you want, it’s a fantasy setting”, let us proceed. (I could write a separate article on how an low-mid-level cleric and druid can influence the life of a standard farming village and virtually eradicate famine, at least in D&D.) You’re not bound by any of the following rules, epecially if there’s magic involved in the process. preparing and storing food was more complicated, and groceries usually didn’t travel more that a couple of miles, with the exception of expensive spice etc. Creating your recipes you’d do well to remember that before the invention of the freezer, refigerator, stove etc. Of course, in your RPG, you’re more than welcome to mix and match, add or remove any produce as you see fit. Historically accurate “back then” would deprive us of the potato, tomato, corn, cacao or the turkey, and we shouldn’t even consider things like chocolate, avocado or chilli. Obviously, not everything about the Medieval cuisine is going to be applicable in a fantasy setting. ![]() If you’re here just for the recipes, there’s a list of online sources at the end of the article, but we will be providing you with much more in each part of this series, and finalising with some proper, climate-adjusted menus. There’s an amazing number of things you can prepare using just a camp-site and some copper-cheap cooking utensils. In the upcoming weeks, we’ll continue with herbs, spices, dairy, meats and sweets etc., and discuss the dietary needs and cooking styles. Medieval feasts are omitted, and will be discussed in the future.Īs it’s a rather lengthy topic, we decided to split it into a few parts: in this one, we will be discussing standard foodstuffs of the Middle Ages, starting with grains, legumes and vegetables. Instead, I’m going to focus on the food widely available for standard humans, with an occasional note on the richer households. I’m not going to elaborate on that – please pick up the book if you find the topic interesting it’s a nice read. Apart from the obvious: a description of the foodstuffs eaten back then, the book’s also full of information on medicinal use of them ( medicinal in a medieval sense, as in: garlic as a preventive against the plague). ![]() And most of them came from a book called Food in Medieval Times by Melitta Weiss Adamson which I whole-heartedly recommend to anyone who’s interested in the subject. Food’s quite good, they’ve got eggs and bacon, some pork, some mushroom… Damn, what else? They’re probably staying the night, just after they eat some supper, and drink some ale. You’ve gathered your party in the most welcoming of places: an inn or a tavern. Tired of feeding your party the same staple food everytime they go out to eat in a civilized place? We’ve got your back: follow us for some tasty medieval recipes, and historically accurate food lore. ![]()
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