{"product_id":"9781861899088","title":"The Medieval Kitchen: A Social History with Recipes","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe don’t usually think of \u003ci\u003ehaute cuisine\u003c\/i\u003e when we think of the Middle Ages. But while the poor did eat a lot of vegetables, porridge, and bread, the medieval palate was far more diverse than commonly assumed. Meat, including beef, mutton, deer, and rabbit, turned on spits over crackling fires, and the rich showed off their prosperity by serving peacock and wild boar at banquets. Fish was consumed in abundance, especially during religious periods such as Lent, and the air was redolent with exotic spices like cinnamon and pepper that came all the way from the Far East.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this richly illustrated history, Hannele Klemettilä corrects common misconceptions about the food of the Middle Ages, acquainting the reader not only with the food culture but also the customs and ideologies associated with eating in medieval times. Fish, meat, fruit, and vegetables traveled great distances to appear on dinner tables across Europe, and Klemettillä takes us into the medieval kitchens of Western Europe and Scandinavia to describe the methods and utensils used to prepare and preserve this well-traveled food. \u003ci\u003eThe Medieval Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e also contains more than sixty original recipes for enticing fare like roasted veal \u003ci\u003epaupiettes\u003c\/i\u003e with bacon and herbs, rose pudding, and spiced wine.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEvoking the dining rooms and kitchens of Europe some six hundred years ago, \u003ci\u003eThe Medieval Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e will tempt anyone with a taste for the food, customs, and folklore of times long past.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Reaktion Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47038843027696,"sku":"9781861899088","price":37.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781861899088_p0.jpg?v=1766595902","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781861899088","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}