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“But this did not mean that foods should be carelessly combined.”
“Further confections, such as candied ginger or spiced wine, could be used to close the stomach at the end of the meal.”
“They could stimulate appetite, plus they continued to heat food and to assist with digestion after it had been eaten.”
“Although fish was often soaked in liquid before cooking, the encyclopaedist John Mirfield (d.”
“It was cheap and coarse, produced thick blood, and was only really suitable for manual labourers.”
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“Eggs were widely eaten, though the warm, moist yolks were healthier than the cold, moist white.”
“Medical experts had strong ideas about what foods could be eaten together.”
“Similarly, some fruits were safer than others: citrus fruits improved digestion, especially in hot weather, while raisins were good for the stomach, lungs and liver.”
“Nevertheless, the importance of moderation was clear, and most people recognized that eating only what you needed was good for both the body and one’s manners.”
“Processed cereals such as pottage and bread were the key components of the medieval diet, although the quality of these foods varied with social status.”
“They could be made safer by cooking, and it is clear that many people did eat them.”
“There was also lots of advice about when a person should eat.”
“She is the author of The Fires of Lust: Sex in the Middle Ages (Reaktion, 2021), a Sunday Times Paperback of the Week.”
“it was thought that the food on which invalids were brought up was more effective than any medicine.”
“1407) warned his readers that they should not eat fish with milk or wine, because this could cause leprosy.”
“1161) suggested that hard-boiled eggs chopped up and stirred into mint and vinegar sauce, or toast soaked in vinegar, were good for this purpose.”
“As John Mirfield wrote: people are accustomed to dine four times a day, and yet are not harmed by it .”
“Her writing has appeared in publications including BBC History Magazine , History Today , the Sunday Times , the Times Literary Supplement , and The Atlantic .”