WK8_Medieval Times 1

FOOD- The kind of food people ate not only depended on the situation, but also on their class and social ranking. While nobles had a plethora of delicious meats to choose from, the choice for the peasant class was very limited, not only because of the expense, but also because there were restrictions on what peasants were entitled to eat, and what was suitable only for nobles. Take a look at this classification of medieval times food according to the social ranking. There was an enormous range of foods available during the Middle Ages. However, the type of foods consumed and the quantity of foods consumed depended on wealth and status. The daily meals of the Upper Classes during the Middle Ages were different types of food. Food that was in the ground was consider for the poor people.Only rape, onions, garlic and leeks were in a noble's table. The spices the wealth wound us were  pepper, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ginger, saffron, cardamon ,coriander, cumin, garlic, turmeric, mace, anise, caraway and mustard.  It was important for the people of the Middle Ages to preserve food in the summer to be eaten  during the winter months. They would use salt to preserve the food. Fruit was only usually served in pies or was preserved in honey. The ate all their food cook they could not eat unprepared food.