Medevial Food Project

For our project, we were to research food from the middle ages from 500-1400 and make a meal. We could work in groups and so my group has five members. We decided to do almond pudding, rissoles on a meat day, parsnip pie, frutours, and cabbage pottage. Each person in our group are going to be making one of these food. I am doing almond pudding. The following pictures and descriptions will show what and how we made it and our experience eating it.

Almond Pudding:

- 1 cup of almond milk
- 1 1/2 tbsp. sugar
- 1/4 cup of cream
- 1/2 tbsp. rose water
- 1/2 tbsp. unflavored gelatin

This was the medieval food I am doing. The steps in making the almond pudding is firstly heat almond milk and add cream. When it simmers, add rose water and sugar. When that also simmers, add in the unflavored gelatin and mix it. Pour into a bowl and refrigerate for about 4 hours. My experience making this was pretty difficult. The instructions looked easy but once I tried it out, it wasn't. I accidentally bought the wrong measuring tools. I bought teaspoons instead of tablespoons. It's okay though because I converted the amount I needed (tbsp.) to teaspoons. To be honest I didn't want to eat it but I did. When i first tasted it, I spitted it out immediately without even actually tasting it. So I took another bite. It was horrifying in my opinion. It tasted like ice. I think it tasted like ice mixed with almond milk because it was in the freezer for over 3-4 hours. It also tasted pretty sugary and tasted like a mixture of almond milk and eggs, although there were no eggs included in this recipe. All in all, I had a fun time cooking this.

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Cabbage Pottage:

- 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander

- 1 head of fresh cabbage

- 2 medium sized onions

- 2 whole leeks

- 3 cups of vegetable broth

The steps in making the cabbage pottage are first, you wash the veggies and chop them. For the onions, you want to thinly slice them. Let them chill in the refrigerator for about 5-10 minutes. Once you have done that, take them out of the refrigerator and get a large pot/pan and put all the ingredients in the pot. Let it boil for at least 10-15 minutes. When that's done, you're ready to eat. My teammate's experience eating this was that she said it was pretty good. It had a mixture of cabbages with chicken broth and you could taste the herb which is the ground coriander. It was pretty salty and a little bitter. "It was not hard or easy to made". she said.

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Frutours:

- apple
- 1 cup flour
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup of beer
- 1 tbsp. of sugar
- oil

The steps in making the frutours are first, peel and slice the apples, making sure you take out the core of the apple. Mix flour, eggs, beer, and sugar in a separate bowl to make a thick batter. Coat the apple slices and deep fry it in a pan until it is golden. My teammate's experience was that this medieval recipe was easy to follow although she burned herself and when she tried it, it was moist. When she ate it she said it was yummy and delicious. When she was done, she smelled like apples.

http://www.medievalcookery.com/recipes/frutours.html

Creamy Mashed Parsnip:

- 2 lbs parsnips
- 1 lb. potatoes (didnt use)
- 3-4 tbsp. butter
- 3-4 tbsp. olive oil
- milk
- salt and pepper
- 1/2 cup parsley 
- water

 The steps in making this creamy mashed parsnip are firstly chop the parsnips and heat your pot while putting butter. Add chopped parsley and mix it with butter for about 2 minutes. Add water to the pot and them let it simmer. Once you're done, try it and add pepper and salt to taste. One of my teammate in my group made this medieval food. She changed some of the ingredients. She said it tasted like a mix of carrots and ginger and it tasted like what it smelled like and when she was making it and that her smoke detector went on while in the middle of making this. When you eat it, in a few seconds it melts in your mouth.

https://youtu.be/oU2iwwui7y0

Rissoles On a Meat Day:

- 1 lb ground pork
- 4 eggs, hard boiled and chopped
- 1/2 lb cheese, grated
- 2 tbsp. powder fine
- pinch of salt

The steps in making the rissoles on a meat day are firstly drop small pieces of ground pork into boiling salted water. Cook until it is almost done and drained. Add eggs, cheese, and spice powder. Use it as if it was filling or decoration. My teammate's experience was that she said that it was really hard to make and it took her 3 hours to make. When she tasted it, it tasted like plain normal meat and the smell of it was very strong. She said she could smell the cinnamon.

http://www.medievalcookery.com/recipes/rissoles.html