Did Medieval People Eat Breakfast?

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[TastingHistory]

It seems I've fallen for one of those medieval myths that has found its way into even reputable sources. The idea of breakfast being associated with gluttony is not a medieval one but a far more modern interpretation and simply not correct. Thank you to Tim O'Neill on Twitter for the correction.

[misterbennnn]

"I have offended in matters of food and drink and much else" is what I'm going to start telling my wife when food makes me gassy

[chrisanderson]

Milk toast was common breakfast fare when i was a kid. My dad was a college student working part-time for the aerospace industry. Wonder bread at 10¢ a loaf could be toasted, buttered and sprinkled with cinnomon and sugar, excellent for eating while watching cartoons before school. Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches made of this same bread sufficed for lunch. Dinner: toasted Wonder bread with bacon grease gravy and chipped beef. Those were the days, and we survived and thrived

[tacitus]

Never ceases to amaze me how every "medieval" dish he tries, he enjoys cooking it and it tastes fantastic. Really breaks this myth that medieval people lived in squalor and filth with terrible food.

[kitchentroll]

My maternal grandmother would bake bread in old 1-pound coffee cans, slice them into roughly 1-inch thick rounds, toast the rounds on hot griddle, and serve them with cream soups as "sops".

[vane]

>Medieval recipe
>saffron
Obviously.

[celestegross]

I'm a huge fan of the ploughman's lunch - bread, cheese, a piece of fruit & maybe some pickles or olives. Sounds a lot like the peasant's breakfast you talked about.

[Alpinwolf]

"What'll ye have, m'lud?"
"French Toast, Rare.."

[Threetails]

Also you've been such a major spokesman for Hello Fresh they should have a line of Max Miller historical-inspired dishes!

[GiselleMF]

The last time I was this early, Sir Gawain was still a squire.

[dawnlinnell]

Makes me think of the meals my mom described eating out of poverty. Sometimes all they had was bread, soaked in milk and sugar. This is the 1950's in Midwest America.

[stumccabe]

I agree that "baconned herrings" are most likely kippers (smoked herrings). My mother (from the north of England) would often cook kippers, served with bread and butter, for breakfast - delicious!

[joshuastrawser]

2:36 "Now let's discuss the Great Vowel Shift... Wait, no, this is a cooking show."

[MegaMagicmaker]

I would love an episode about marshmallows. Talking about all the health benefits of the marsh mallow plant and (if it exists still) the process that ancient egyptians/french/Greeks used to make marshmallows with it

[mooby]

Max, I just want to say I am really appreciative of your quality of work. You are by far my favorite creator to watch with my partner. Keep up the good work!

[privacyvalued]

Sir Lord Maximillian Miller the First, Grand Duke of Tasting History, holder of the Sacred Garum of Rome.

[Balendula]

In Mexico there is a dish called "Sope" that stems from this "Sop" - It's a thick cup-like tortilla (kind of looks like Yorkshire pudding) with toppings and it's eaten by dipping it in a sauce. "Sopa" is the Spanish word for soup - related to "Sope" but not the same thing.

[yossarian]

Easily one of the best channels on youtube.
Structured well to stay engaging in between two different types of information (history/cooking) while tying them together just as well and genuinely interesting.
You're a gift

[anthonylautzenheiser]

Reminds me of a breakfast my German Grandfather would feed me as a wee tike. Bread chunks in whole milk with sugar sprinkled on top. I would eat it regularly until sometime in my teens.

[JW-ytlr]

Baconed herrings ? Almost certainly what we now call Kippers .
Kippers are large, or fat herrings , split open, gutted and salted then cold smoked to preserve them, as fat, or oily fish very quickly go ' off ' . Kippers are traditionally made in smoke houses on the East Coast of Scotland and England .
Grilled, fried or poached, Kippers were a cheap meal for Victorian labourers , and with the advent of the railway could easily be purchased anywhere in Great Britain .
They are still a breakfast treat in many homes