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a wooden bowl filled with stew next to biscuits and bread on a tablecloth covered place mat

This British Medieval Inspired Potage Stew is based on medieval peasant stews. Our version is packed with root vegetables, kale, beans, lentils, barley and oats, and flavoured with vegetable stock, bay leaf, and fresh herbs. While some ingredients like lentils weren't widely available to medieval peasants they were an ingredient that was imported and used by wealthier families. Our recipe stays true to the adaptable make-do necessity of peasant cooking so we chucked in some lentils to our…

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freshly baked pies on wooden cutting boards ready to be served at an outdoor gathering

During this last week the authors of Haandkraft were all camped at Spøttrup castle in Salling, Denmark. We had a wonderful week, and got some time to try out a lot of stuff. One thing being cooking some medieval food. Of course there is no such thing as a truly authentic medieval dinner, but we made some food inspired by sources from the period. The course that got the best response were the pies, wich I will describe here. It won't be a specific recipe, as I don't have one. but I will give…

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the basic medical grocery list is displayed on a table with spices, nuts and other items

This list is not exhaustive, but does include foods of relevant availability in Western Europe during the Medieval Period. Foods cut from the contemporary diet include: Rice, Potatoes, White Bread, Red Meat, Tomatoes, Chilies, Avocado, Grapes, Corn, Vanilla & Cocao. Foods available during the time period in the Middle East include: Citrus, Pomegranates, Figs, Rice, Artichokes, Pita, Grapes/Grape Leaves & Dill.

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