what types of food they ate medieval times
Did you know that the poor were allowed to eat only limited foods in medieval times, while the nobility had access to a larger variety? This article on food of the medieval times, explains all the differences in the kind of food available and consumed by different classes. Bread: The nobles were entitled to eating white bread made from white flour. 2  They also used these breads as plates to eat from. 3  These were known as trenchers. 4  Left over trenchers were given to the poor to eat. 5  Meat: The noble class chose from a variety of beef, chicken, venison (deer meat), fish, lamb, pork, and rabbit.
They ate chicken, beef, lamb and mutton, deer, rabbit, squirrel, grains such as wheat and barley, and other game animals. In medieval times, Europe did not have turkey, potato â¦ es, or tomatoes, among other foods that were introduced after the Europeans discovered America.oor people ate a lot of porridge, which could be made of such grains as oats, rye, or barley, or peas. They ate eggs for protein, as eggs were less expensive than meats. They â¦ ate cabbage, and other local greens. They used bones to produce stock for soups, and they flavored food with onions, garlic, mustard.