Medieval Food :: Food Historical Essays

Medieval nutritionFood is something that all people have invariably and will always need to consume in order to survive and thrive. Not entirely this, but it is also has an principal(prenominal) societal function. Food is an important role of celebrations and sometimes dictates roles in societies. In Medieval society food was important for banquets, what was eaten by a somebody could denote what class a person was from, and was often menti adeptd in the literature. For my project I presented desserts, bread, and a couple of drinks. As far as the bread is concerned I do one loaf using beer and one loaf using water. The desserts were a strawberry mark tart, and Daryols, which is basically a custard or pudding pie. I also made two alcohol drinks, Mead, though very weak, and spiced wine. Food is commonly mentioned passim Old English and Medieval literature. In Beowulf, much of the action revolves slightly the mead hall where great banquets argon held. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the verse form begins in the banquet hall and the Green knight first appears earlier King Arthur and his guests at a feast. Since most of the recipes which I used are from the 14th century I focused most of the literary face of my presentation on Geoffrey Chaucers Canterbury Tales. First of all the whole debate that the pilgrims tell their tales is because the inn keeper agrees to give the teller of the best myth a free dinner at the end of the pilgrimage. Three characters, in particular, are described in the general prologue in relation to food, the nun or prioress, the franklin, and not surprisingly the cook.Canterbury Tales charactersThe Nun or Prioress is on page 218 of the Norton Anthology of English Literature, seventh edition volume one. Her release discusses her spick-and-span manners.The Franklin is on page 223 of the Norton Anthology of English Literature, seventh edition volume one. His passage discusses his grand hall and all of the food he always has on hand and ready to eat in case someone shows up.The develop is on page 224 of the Norton Anthology of English Literature, seventh edition volume one. This exposition discusses all of the utensils that the cook brought and what he plans to cook while the pilgrims walk crossways England.