Global MuseumMar 16

There's a widespread myth that medieval people used spices to cover up the taste of rotten meat.

The whole story traces back to one book. In 1939, a scientist named J.C. Drummond published The Englishman's Food and suggested that medieval recipes were so heavily spiced because the meat was frequently tainted. No evidence. Just an assumption. One sentence in one book published 85 years ago.

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"Slaughtered when needed"..please. Have you never heard of food preservation? Gods even Norwegian *fishing* villages preserved fish! Speaking of have you ever eaten ludefisk? Bleugh. Not to mention smoked meat and fish, dried meat and fish, salted meat and fish--pre-refrigeration, when "cool" meant a hole in the ground with a lid was beyond widespread.
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Mar 16 at 7:55pmWeb