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British Library: Language & Literature: Books for Cooks: Medieval Food

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View a series of extracts from some of the oldest known cookbooks written in English. Accompanying essays explain various aspects of the medieval English diet, including the differences in food eaten by peasants and by medieval elites at their banqueting tables, and links to cookbooks produced after 1500 allow comparison of cuisines across six centuries of British history.

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)