Let's Cook History - Episode 2: The Medieval feast | History Documentary Let's Cook History - Episode 1: The Roman Banquet: https://youtu.be/JSA7U0nK4Pc The Middle Ages are often widely regarded as times of squalor, where inequality amongst common people reigned. However, medicine, architecture, masonry and algebra were all spawned then, and recipes recorded in the form of cook books were developed and handed down to our ancestors. The value systems and attitudes towards, bread, cheese, meat and fish, meant that they provided identities for the consumer. Spices from far away countries, and traders of these valuable commodities heavily influenced dishes at the times. We examine the aspirations of squires, the indulgence of monks, recipes that acted as the time’s pharmaceutical prescriptions and learn about the bodily, as well as the palatal pleasures of Medieval citizens. A fantastically entertaining five-part series exploring the origins of our eating habits. Each episode reconstructs a famous meal from a different period in history, depicting the evolution of tastes, customs and world trades that have shaped our cuisine. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Subscribe to Free Documentary - History Channel for free: https://bit.ly/2FjRPgV Facebook: https://bit.ly/2QfRxbG Twitter: https://bit.ly/2QlwRiI ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ #FreeDocumentary #Documentary #LetsCookHistory ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Free Documentary - History is dedicated to bringing high-quality documentaries to you on YouTube for free. You will see fascinating animations showing the past from a new perspective and explanations by renowned historians that make history come alive.
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just imagine how lucky we are, going to the grocery store buy what we like and cook what we like or ordering take away.
Medieval historian and economist here. I’d like to add some points: Wheat back then, even in the early 1960s, was nearly gluten free. Today’s wheat has 19 times the amount of gluten than in the past. “Refined” white bread (as we know it) did not exist. Wheat was never bleached. “White” bread was actually tan in color, due to continued sifting to produce a finer flour. Much of the bread the commons and lessers ate would be today called “artisanal” and health food. After the Plague/Pestilence/Black Death, the rep of The Church took a nosedive. If they couldn’t intervene with the Lord to spare good Christians from the plague, what good were they? (Many churchmen ran away from their flocks and parishes rather than stay and pray for everyone.) And then the Schism almost dealt the Church a death blow. Church rules became a guideline, instead of mandatory. Except for certain holidays and observances. Beer and ale contain tetracycline from free yeasts. When the narrators cite about forty years for an average lifespan, they give a false impression. This figures in 40-60% child mortality. If one lived to late teens, a man could expect to live to about 60 years old, perhaps more depending on class. Women expected fewer years to to the dangers of childbirth. The tales of rotting meats covered with sauces: pure lies. Rotting meats will poison everyone, pauper to prince. Pigs in the video are modern pigs. The medieval “pig” was much closer to a wild boar (and call that). They were also much smaller. Look at the period illustrations. No pink oinkers there! Tastes of medieval foods were different, too. No added sodium, “additives” or sugar imparted different flavors. Red meat was gamey, and served spicy. A true noble dinner was roast beef sprinkled liberally with powdered sugar. (That sounded odd until my wife and I made such a dish from farm to kitchen beef. Wow!) Mind you, a pound of powdered sugar in the 1340-1360s, cost 60 pence. A common laborer earned one to almost two pence per day. Go figure the expense. Chocolate was not available until the discovery of the New World. However, vanilla was extant. It grew in tropical Africa and India. Even the ancient Egyptians knew of it. Needless to say, extremely expensive and very hard to come by. Thought I’d share. Cheers!
The average person in a developed country eats like this every day. That's so amazing. Regardless of all its faults, I'm so blessed to be born in this era.
The re-enactment cast of actors is wonderful!
Food as medicine is something that I strongly believe in. Today, society's lost this in favor of drugs and artificial medicine
The inaccuracies in this…
Costumes and settings are charming, but the English is odd (probably translated somewhat clumsily from French based on some of the idioms), and the historical accuracy is made questionable by innacurate statements like "butter had yet to be invented" (around 19:50) -- when it was known to the Romans and common in northern Europe.
4:47 what?? Only peasants catched and cooked salmon they have s many mistakes
Butter had yet to be invented? If they had cheese, they had butter.
the problem with this documentary is that it needs a "citation needed" written on the corner of the screen every 5 minutes lol
Butter hadn't been invented?
Superb! Culinary schools should make this required watching.
Within the first two minutes it proved once again that no matter what else happens to everyone else, I'll always have a job.
Amazing Wine was growing well even in England, since the temperatures during the Middle Ages were approximately 2 degrees Celsius higher than today 🤗
At 19:35 it is claimed that, "Butter had yet to be invented". This is not accurate. Just do a Google search to find out the truth. For me, this puts a doubt on any information in this documentary, thus being unreliable.
This is terrible! People have had indoor cooking fires and butter thousands of years before the medieval period and during this period as well. It's like they know most people don't know or won't look anything up. I guess that's what you get from free documentaries, you get what you pay for😂
20:20 eh, why is there a moden car in the middle ages?
I keep getting fooled by this exact documentary on YouTube under many different names/channels/thumbnails….🤬
Chillpickle, you said "developed nations" eat like this ... I assume you meant "UN developed nations" eat like this ... Right? Very good point.
I am sitting in my comfy 2-bed 2-bath Google and AI-controlled environment, with food served hot by cooks, watching this with immense satisfaction. Just asked my cook to cook me some fine assortment of goat meats, organic (leg and hands), and gluten-free bread, served with wine. Feel better than a king from the Middle Ages ATM. But damn, this video is so cool. For those wondering, I am a skinny, very healthy guy.