Cooked Fruits & Vegetables
Since raw fruits and vegetables could make people sick, they were thoroughly cooked before they were consumed. It was pretty common to cook fruits with meat, fish, and eggs. Interestingly, vegetables were more commonly consumed by the working class, as the elites considered them to be associated with the lower class.
Cooked Fruits & Vegetables
Nobles Loved Honeyed Mead And Hippocras
Alcohol was very commonplace at the noble dining table. Low-percentage alcohol ale would be served at breakfast. Wine was drunk by the upper classes and was served in jugs. Since honey was a luxury, honeyed mead made form fermented honey and water, was enjoyed by the upper class and was consumed with fruits and spices. They also enjoyed Hippocras, a spiced wine made with cinnamon, ginger, and cloves.
Nobles Loved Honeyed Mead And Hippocras