Their butter must have tasted much better than what we have today, because their butter was made naturally, without any chemicals. Same goes for cottage cheese, butter milk, cheese, curds, and other dairy products
Medieval European culinary herbs usually consisted of sage, parsley, curry, rosemary, tarragon, thyme, dill, and other herbs I can’t think of now. Spices were available, only it was reserved for the upper class. The peasant class couldn’t afford spices
Besides variety of different meats, and seafood, used fresh, salted, or smoked, medieval Europeans foraged for edible wild mushrooms. Official sources say that Chantrel mushrooms were often used during that period.
I love to explore the old ways of doing things. I also love baking, and eating good quality baked goods. This is a decent documentary that allows us to get a little glimpse into the lives of bakers from the Victorian age. These little experiments of trying to recreate the everyday reality of people from the past only gives us small fragments of how it really was. It’s impossible to recreate the full authentic picture of exactly what life was like for our ancestors, but I’m happy to at least get an idea of what it was.
https://youtu.be/IIxrL-JKbzE
https://youtu.be/IIxrL-JKbzE
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The Grim Life Of A Victorian Baker | Victorian Bakers | Absolute History
Four modern bakers bake their way through the era that gave us modern baking as we know it - the reign of Queen Victoria. Experts Alex Langlands and Annie Gray join them to tell the incredible story of our daily bread.
The journey begins in 1837, when bread…
The journey begins in 1837, when bread…