The old adage might be that "necessity is the mother of invention," but this sentiment certainly doesn't apply to the boom of the spice trade. Once the foodies of Medieval Europe got a taste of ...

Archaeologists found saffron, as well as peppercorns, almonds, raspberries and other foods. Marco Verch Professional Photographer via Flickr under CC BY 2.0 In the summer of 1495, King Hans of Denmark ...

Over the centuries, Belgium has been invaded by numerous European people — including the Romans, Vikings, Spanish, French, Germans and Dutch. The favourite ingredients and cooking techniques of the ...

The medieval period — also known as the Middle Ages — lasted for around 1,000 years, between the 5th and 15th centuries. When you imagine what people might have been eating, you may think it would be ...

The medieval version involves frying bread in grease, before combining it with ingredients like red wine, spices, raisins, and a honey mixture, and then grinding the whole thing down (which would be ...

In a medieval tavern in 21st century Italy, waitresses in archaic costumes served a tepid, chalk-white substance the texture of oatmeal to tables filled with slightly skeptical diners. Sweet yet salty ...

COMMENTING on a suggestion in a recent review of a leechbook in NATUBE (134, 270, Aug. 25, 1934) that certain spices “must have been hard to come, by in fifteenth century England”, Mr. G. M. Meyer, of ...

A Jewish banquet in a small town in Umbria provided insight into medieval Jewish food — with talk of religious observances, economic life and sex. BEVAGNA, Italy (JTA) — In a medieval tavern in 21st ...