So I really want to talk about Feasting culture. After all, part of what people think about when they think of Anglo Saxon culture, are gigantic feasts. And there’s a lot of interesting things going on with Anglo Saxon feasting culture. So yeah, I’m really excited to speak about it.
But I realized that I left out a key part of our discussion on food. Namely, what is done with it. We’ve spoken about veggies, we’ve spoken about meat, we’ve even spoken about how beer is made. But we haven’t spoken at all about cooking, preservation, or how meals were handled. So lets chat about that, and then next time… we can get into all the feasting, drinking, and entertainment!
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4 Responses to “59 – Dark Ages Kitchens (aka “Baby, You Got A Stew Going!”)”
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We lived in a small hamlet in France for a few years and there was a communal outdoor bread oven. Of coarse, this one didn’t go back to ‘Dark Age’ times, but I wonder if they didn’t use similar ovens back then, especially later on. I mean, how much difference can there be?
ps, I tried to enclose a picture but I guess this page doesn’t allow it….
You can upload it to the forums if you’d like.
Loved this one! Are you going to be doing any more domestic history type podcasts?
Excitement!
Yep, this won’t be the last time I try to shed some light on general life and culture in Britain.