I held a public lecture about food in the Middle Ages this evening, at Gothenburg City Museum.
It was fun.#academia #medievalfood

Community, food, and unrest in 9th century Saxony, and why not to trust the word of kings. Stellinga!

https://www.culina-vetus.de/2026/02/19/feeding-the-revolution-loaves-fish-and-old-gods/

#culinaryhistory #foodhistory #feasting #medievalfood #eattherich

Middelaldercentre- Nyköbing Falster Sommer 2025 - Bilder Teil 2

Natürlich wurde auch gekocht und gegessen.
Ein paar Eindrücke von dem Tag, an dem wir GROSS gekocht haben, hat Christian Haffner eingefangen (Danke).

Of course, we also cooked and ate.
Christian Haffner captured a few impressions from the day we cooked BIG (Thank you).

#detimmermansche #timmermansche #historischkochen #historischeküche #14jahrhundert #14century #livinghistory #mittelalter #medieval #medievalfood

Historical Scandinavian (Swedish) Food Ramblings:
When I read certain "viking food" books, they list dishes that are essential modern scandinavian dishes. I am not sure if they add these because they are somewhat exotic to non Scandinavian people?

Here is a few examples on the top of my head... I will probably make a longer blog post about it at some point.
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#SCA #SCAFood #MedievalFood

Roast swan, barley gruel, and smoked cod? This is what real medieval food looked like. Across class, geography, and myth—here’s how people truly ate in the Middle Ages.
#MedievalFood #EatMedieval #HistoryUnfiltered #MedievalFeast #DurhamFinds #MedievalRecipes #HistoricalTruths #WhatTheyAte #MiddleAgesMenu#Storytelling #DidYouKnow #HistoryFacts #DocumentaryShort #WeirdHistory
Read More:https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-general/medieval-food-0014578

Not as showy as my Haida potatoes, but my skirret keeps on growing little by little, as do my woolly sunflowers. Skirret is supposedly a bit finicky about sprouting, but all my seeds sprouted without any issues. I'm wondering if the snow helped.

#historicalCultivars #rareVegetables #gardening #growYourOwn #medievalFood

Learn to Cook Medieval Style

A new educational website from Great Britain has been launched that will appeal to those with an interest in historical food and cookery, in...

The Lost Tastes of Medieval Andalusian Cuisine: A Wealth of Spices and Flavours https://www.medievalists.net/2025/01/lost-tastes-medieval-andalusian-cuisine/ #MedievalFood #Andalusian #Spices
The Lost Tastes of Medieval Andalusian Cuisine: A Wealth of Spices and Flavours - Medievalists.net

Here is a list of some of these lost tastes, which reflect the richness of medieval Andalusian cuisine.

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