What Medieval Junk Food Was Like

What was medieval junk food like? If you're picturing knights eating Big Macs and Twinkies, you're not far off from the truth. Just substitute a meat pie for the Big Mac and a funnel cake for the Twinkies, and you'll have a good idea of what medieval people bought on the street. But knights didn't ride their horses to medieval drive-throughs. Instead, medieval junk food usually catered to the poorest people and travelers.

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[ifga]

The idea of honey being a sweetener for the poor to an expensive item with sugar, now, a cheap item is fascinating. Just like lobster going from junk for the poor to a royal treat.

[choppinheads]

As a Chef that has been managing cooks for 10+yrs, I can't tell you how relatable the phrase "God sends the meat, but the devil sends the cooks." Is. Lmao

[Mandrake]

Fun fact, pretzels were such a huge part of the medieval diet in Europe, the symbol of the bakers guild was actually a pretzel.

[GlassesnMouthplates]

It's both ironic and fascinating how honey went from being a cheap sugar replacement for the peasants to something considered as the pricier form of sweetener these days.

[deborahtkh]

Pies are a good way to keep meat edible for longer. Remember there was no refrigeration so it could spoil really fast. Cooking meat in a sealed container (even one made out of pastry) would kill off germs and keep the contents from contamination. Pies could have a shelf life of a few days. Cooked meat sealed in pots with wax covers could keep for weeks. It’s amazing how ingenious our ancestors were.

[Patterrz]

Bread bowls are the best thing to come out of the Medieval ages

[channel]

Bruh, my diet has made me so constantly hungry that a video on freaking medieval fast food is enough to get me drooling...

[yourfriendlybard]

This is super interesting!
Just one thing: "Anonimo Veneziano" is not the name of a person, it literally means "unknown person from Venice" (we simply don't know who wrote that book) and actually the book is named "Libro di Cucina" (literally "Cook book").

[adrivoid]

Pompeii had food stalls and quick shops too, so did Ancient Egypt. Its nice to know eating out, and allocating the time spent cooking to others, has always been a thing.

[farrex]

3:00 I have heard that in England and other European countries, started using less and less spices. Because restaurants serving spoiled meat was a real problem. They would spice the meat a lot just so you couldn't notice. So people began favoring those places that had less spices just so they could tell if the food wasn't spoiled. So bland food, became a symbol of fresh food. And that is why several European countries' cuisine is really bland.
So hearing that, did not surprise me.

[JoeStuffzAlt]

Sugar not only has a great flavor, but sugar is also a really good preservative. People talk about magic ingredients that enhance flavor, and they are pretty much sugar, salt, and maybe MSG

[PenTheMighty]

Trenchers weren't just bowls, they were also giant bits of flat-bread that substituted plates. Often used during feasts. Funny thing though, the nobles often didn't eat the trencher, in fact it was considered rude and uncouth because the bread would all be collected at the end of the meal and served as alms to the poor. So, all the juices, drippings, and bits of extra food would soak into the bread, adding a bit more savory flavor to the trencher bread....Since it wasn't very well flavored.

[andrewklimko]

I was a chef and cook for over a decade. These food videos are second to none.
I’ve eaten several things in this video, meat pies ( not spoiled), savory waffles: spicy batter topped with meats, cheeses and onions, fried cottage cheese ( it’s not as bad as you think if done right), uncountable fritters from all over the world, funnel cakes in at least 6 different countries and traditional bread bowls with wild game stew. The food, drugs and sex videos are my personal favorites because it’s history you don’t normally get. The topics are delivered in an educational and informed way yet have the perfect amount of humor to balance it out. I’m absolutely hooked on this channel. Thank you for the high quality, professional, educational content. It’s a welcome relief.

[nico]

Its always fascinating how you manage to break the "long time ago" wall and make medieval or ancient communities feel like close to home. It would be great if history was taught like this. Great video

[Noroscou]

2:21 I think her milkshakes brought all the peasants to the hearths.

[shavoshaco]

I bet you the reason bread bowls were so common was cause bread was suoer stale without properly being sealed and/or out in a fridge. So outting soup in it can make it soft again

[schadenfreude]

The moment when you realized Medieval Junk Food is actually more nutritious than what you regularly eat now. :)

[imstupid]

Ironically, the reason why so many monasteries were also breweries was because they considered beer a drink instead of a food during fasting, so they would make them as strong and dense as possible to create "liquid bread" to sustain themselves with.

[masterkatster]

How can middle age artists draw a perfect, detailed cow but the humans look so wonky? 😂

[dianariverjackson]

I am seriously addicted to these types of videos lol