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Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Medieval Meats & Seafoods


A list of known meats eaten in the Middle Ages:

Beef
Pork
Poultry
Lamb
Venison
Veal
Goat
Rabbit
Mutton
Squirrel
Bear
Hedgehog
Frog

Game Birds (Crow, Crane, Swan, Stork, Starlings, Thrushes, Heron, Blackbirds, Cuckoo, Peacock, Pheasant, Quail, Lark, Partridges & Cormorant). 



A list of known seafoods eaten in the Middle Ages:

Swordfish
Shrimp
Salmon
Red Snapper
Sole
Cod
Whiting
Trout
Pike
Oysters
Crab
Mussels
Eel
Cockles
Plaice
Turbot
Herring
Skate
Anchovies (used for flavoring)

Middle Ages (or Medieval Period) lasted from the 5th to the 15th century.

 Sources: Lords and Ladies: Fish
                Lords and Ladies: Meat
                Medieval Cuisine
                Medieval Food 
                Medieval Life and Times: Meat
                Medieval Life and Times: Fish
                Medieval Life and Times: Game Birds
                Medieval Spell
                Stefan's Florilegium: Foods - Meats

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