The medieval kitchen
Subtitle: a social history with recipes
By: Hannele Klemettilä
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London, UK
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9781861899088
Subjects: Food habits; History; Food supply; Medieval Cooking; Medieval Medicine; Cooking; Feeding Behavior; Food Supply; Medieval History; Cuisine médiévale; Habitudes alimentaires; Aliments; Approvisionnement; Médecine médiévale; Europeisk matlagning; Historia
Description: " ... Hannele Klemettilä corrects many misconceptions about the food of the Middle Ages, acquainting the reader not only with its culinary culture but also the customs and ideologies associated with eating during the period. The author describes the fish, meat, fruit and vegetables that travelled great distances to grace medieval dining tables and the elaborate dishes created in the kitchens of Europe some 600 years ago. Accompanied by paintings, illuminations and illustrations, the book also contains over 60 recipes based on historical sources that can be easily prepared in the modern home"--Jacket, page [2].
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-224) and index.

Translated from Finnish.
Table of contents: title: An epicurean paradise; title: Our daily bread; title: Vegetables for all occasions; title: Under the spell of meat; title: Bounties from the deep; title: Ingenious sauces, seductive spices; title: A selection of cheeses : milk and egg dishes; title: Divine desserts; title: Of hippocras and mead; title: In search of a forgotten world of flavours; title: Festive menu suggestions for a medieval-style supper; title: Medieval recipes for modern cooks.