[CH] OT: Medieval cooking

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At 10:36 09/10/98 +0100, Gary Allen wrote:

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>While not exactly a specialist, I have read a bit on the subject. Medieval
>cooking was characterized by a much heavier use of spices than our cooking.
>They used a greater variety and amount of spices than we we find bearable.

I recall reading that in Medieval cooking the use of sweeting (through
fruits I would imagine) in main dishes was much more common than it is
today. Can you verify that?
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