| By Hotspur |
Meat was not on the peasant’s normal diet because they had no refrigerators. Meat had to be preserved with salt and salt was very expensive back then. So was the meat!
But things like soups, mush and black bread were readily available. In fact, these were normally eaten for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Mush was made of different types of oats or grains, just like oatmeal nowadays; and the soup was made out of scraps, like vegetables and even eggs.
However, merchants and nobles liked to have big feasts, just like the Greeks and Romans they studied. Like the peasants, they ate soup, but instead of just putting in veggies and eggs, they seasoned their soup with exotic spices and often sweetened it with sugar.
For more Renaissance recipes and food habits, check out these sites:
Ducksters: History: Renaissance food
All About Renaissance Faires Food Recipes
