Hopefully everyone had a great time at band camp over the past couple days. For those of you who missed out on it, we watched these Youtube videos while you were gone.
One of the things that, even to this day we use to almost define a culture is their food. When people think of India their thoughts often turn to Curries, spice, and Naan bread. Japan brings to mind Sushi and Yakisoba. England makes us think of Fish and Chips, Mushy Peas, and Meat Pies. Even within Canada we think of Fish and Lobster from the Atlantic provinces, Poutine and Maple Syrup from Quebec, and of course, our own Alberta Beef.
Food also has class connotations. We all know of the starving college student stereotype, surviving on Raman noodles and stale hot dog buns. Contrast that with the wall street banker buying a 100 dollar steak for lunch every day.
That begs the question, what did food look like in England during the Middle Ages? This is a short youtube series looking at how people across four main classes within the medieval world ate. It also provides a very interesting look at how class was reflected in the food that was eaten.
Youtube Playlist Medieval Food
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