What did RICH PEOPLE EAT in medieval times?

A knight would often be expected to attend at a feast given by those of even higher standing than himself, perhaps a high ranking bishop or even the King. Food historian Chris Carr demonstrates the type of food the very wealthiest might bring out to entertain their noble guests. Jason draws some surprising conclusions at the end of his culinary journey through medieval society. #medieval #cooking #recipes
• Executive Producer: Jason Kingsley OBE
• Executive Producer: Chris Kingsley
• Senior Producer: Brian Jenkins
• Producer: Edward Linley
• Director: Dominic Read
• Presenter: Jason Kingsley OBE
• Subject Matter Expert: Chris Carr
• Camera: Jo Taylor
• Camera: Dominic Read
• Editing: Lindsey Studholme
• Stills Photographer: Kasumi
• Production Manager: Kevin Case
• Audio: Frank Newman
• Sound Design: Liam Flannigan
• Music licensed from PremiumBeat
• Additional Camera: Darren Cook
• Additional Camera: Neil Phillips
• Additional Sound: Elizabeth Carlyon
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[@imjinhwanssexymoleandp.osl3164]

Rich nobles: Chicken Peasants: Salmon Go lives as a peasant.

[@TrangDB9]

Just had salmon today 😄

[@MrRisingg]

@Rogue Viper & he'd lose a hand if he was caught. A huntsman was given permission by a lord to hunt on their land, and as such gave finer meats to the land owner, keeping lesser meats like rabbit & gamey birds for himself.

[@holotori_senior_admin_teno]

Happens all over history; Crab and lobster used to be dirt cheap food, while sugary food was for the rich. Now, sugar is all over cheap food and fast food, while crab and lobster are high priced for the amount. Or, to get away from seafood; Simple organic local food used to be far less expensive than getting something shipped to your local grocer or refined. Now you pay out the nose at a Whole Foods for organic, while the cheap stuff is all outsourced and processed. Automation, transportation, and big business have turned our food world 180 degrees.

[@mikealvas]

Have to add to this, a good example is sugar. We easily procure white sugar in our modern times but white sugar is considered for nobles, hence why all desserts/sweets are aristocratic food. This is the same for rice as well. White rice is considered extremely posh, and brown rice is easier to procure.

[@mangusfl]

We use to feed Lobster to north east prison system so often they complained now days they complain about to much soy

[@ArmouredProductions]

No wonder why they arrest you when you kill a chicken in games.

[@Perdoct]

You've committed crimes against skyrim and her people what say you in your defense?

[@marky437]

@@Perdoct I used to be an adventurer like you. Then I took an arrow in the knee.

[@tygrahof9268]

Come on in. Take your boots off. But DON'T hurt the chicken.

[@kaziknowik8901]

Armoured Productions 👍

[@Thesilverninja]

@@Perdoct Fus roh dah!

[@velosiped135]

I feel a little better walking out of my supermarket with my ready-to-serve chicken in a bag knowing I'll be feasting like a nobleman.

[@allexanderchristian3873]

i think part of that thing then is that only u and a few other lords and nobles could afford to eat chicken meat. now its quite common.

[@connordickerson6815]

Most people eat like kings nowadays , something I'm incredibly grateful for.

[@anwpecirotan]

And you see your rich friend eating salmon steak, and you be like : haha what a peasant meals

[@aeoteroa818]

Cornish hens were a favorite of mine as a kid. Eating like a king.

[@krystingrant6292]

😂

[@Surfer041]

This is how history should be taught. Informative, accurate, enthusiastic, and demonstrative. Excellent job.

[@jairocolombo4410]

Nahh no aliens, no Hitler, ilumimati thing, no history accurate

[@davidreuters8509]

Well most of history should not be taught demonstrative haha

[@WhatYourGrandpaSays]

@@davidreuters8509 or maybe it should. Weed out the weaklings among us.

[@nothanks9503]

@@WhatYourGrandpaSays for a second I thought you meant you are weak if you can’t pay attention to long boring classes for years I would venture to say that basing whether or not you’re allowed to have a future and make a difference in society on if you can soak up and regurgitate information on command during a standardized test is why our society will fail soon

[@ArmorKingEmir]

or you could just read a book and imagine the same thing. imagine we have a brain just for that

[@aaaaaaaaidan]

So the king had his chef make a book of all the meals he'd served him so he could show it to people to impress them... kinda like medieval Instragram then?

[@clayongunzelle9555]

Life is a cycle.

[@megaslush9629]

I had that same thought! Or like a medieval foodblog.

[@jeffwang6460]

Richard the 2nd: world's first foodie

[@wills.e.e8014]

@@jeffwang6460 Henry VIII: The most prolific food blogger in history (cause you know, he's fat)

[@lukemclaughlin9030]

Or just kind of like a book.

[@TheGanjaWarrior]

"I'm a Duke this is my household" Truly inspiring... I remember when he was a peasant.

[@ImNotaRussianBot]

How far has he risen in the ranks!😉

[@josefingren]

It's like the guild!

[@tylerlandry9117]

Well played sir

[@MacEwanMouse]

It's gone to his head, he went up the ladder too fast.

[@Jawn15]

Pffft Denethor lord and steward of gondor was never a peasant.

[@PsychCow]

This man is endearing AF. Made me smile when he was concerned with etiquette. Like just because he's eating a noble meal he has to do it nobly. Love it.

[@justicedemocrat9357]

Yeah he's larping as a duke in his mind the whole video.

[@am4793]

Yup, he is a gentleman in the way he interacts with his guest. He is normally robust but with his guest, he is very polite and gentle.

[@petersack5074]

....?....hmm. Nobly. Years ago, fixing computers, i ran across a software game, and some characters were named '' NOTABLES ''. Probly denoting some one of nobility....notables. Makes sense, eh ? '' oh, sire, the Notables are coming over the draw bridge, right now ! ''' Is the NOTABLES,, BANQUET, READY YET ". ??? Good day, Psychic Kow. !

[@laetitiacouteausuisse5296]

@@petersack5074 brilliant

[@78town]

He looks like he eats cherry tomatoes while hobbits sing to him. Simultaneously his youngest son is perishing..

[@sapiensfromterra5103]

He doesn't seem too addicted to the palantir though^^

[@dalanwanbdiska6542]

Nice , lord of the rings reference. Its cool when you see the tomatoe juices leaking from his mouth.

[@Seaneey]

🤣😂

[@zigmeekane4361]

Yes he does resemble..a bit...😅

[@MONKEYSCHANNEL327]

@@dalanwanbdiska6542 that was blood

[@sweetsoup3540]

Cheap salmon and expensive chicken then, cheap chicken and expensive salmon now.

[@yanniegeerdink7183]

Todays salmon is poisonous, I would just take a little bit of both the chicken or the salmon!

[@Otokichi786]

Farmed Salmon is a dodgy thing these days, while wild Salmon is still OK. (The micro-plastic content is low...for now.)

[@BanditGaming479]

Food prices and value are socially based. Lobster used to be considered poor mans food.

[@abnerurena1009]

@@yanniegeerdink7183 you just gonna ignore how dodgy the chicken industry is then?

[@sem4151]

@@yanniegeerdink7183 Salmon isn't poisonous only the salmon from the Baltic. in a certain part of the year. Salmon from all other parts of the world are perfectly fine or breed salmon.

[@MrBurtbackerack]

This dude literally looks like a Medieval knight. That and Denethor, Steward of Gondor (Boromirs father)

[@Lioness006]

John Noble. He was in Fringe too.

[@theguybehindyou4762]

He’s a lot less of a douche.

[@stephenwaniewski6010]

I think denethor would only claim boromir tho lol

[@chriskoschik391]

Is there still a captain here that will do his lord's will?

[@jacintaanderson]

That's because he is one. He does reinactments

[@applemauzel]

8:42 Duke: "Is that almonds I taste?" Chef: "Yes, 'almonds'" *minutes later* Duke mysteriously dies of cyanide poisoning.

[@calvinandgaming4268]

Only the "best" for the "best"...lol

[@mikegallant811]

@@calvinandgaming4268 now I know why certain people had official tasters!

[@prokesuk]

You just put a scene between Jodie Foster and Martin Sheen into my head.

[@Arcanefungus]

Youd probably taste those. They arent called bitter almonds for nothing

[@booger1020]

"Chill out Henry..." *Executioner appears*

[@ashleyrobinson7622]

I just died at this hahaha

[@amasterofone]

So you have chosen... Death.

[@arshad_nazran]

The peasant's meal was more appetizing for me weirdly...

[@danielmorris6584]

Arshad Nazran. Serves you right, pleb.

[@schizophrantic]

Considering Atlantic Salmon is the most expensive fish here in Canada I'd rather be a pleb and eat the red fish. @diesaltrading

[@gso619]

It kind of makes sense, we're the working class. We're the modern equivalent to peasants. Peasants ate whatever was cheap and filling, nobles ate weird shit prepared in stupid ways just to flex on eachother. Modern day people eat whatever's cheap and filling, the rich eat weird shit, like fish eggs and steaks prepared in absurd ways just to flex on eachother. It's one of my favorite aspects of history - all the things that suggest human nature has pretty much always been the same. We've always loved fried food and booze. We've always looked for ways to entertain ourselves and make life a bit better. We've always mocked the rich and powerful just for the hell of it. Some of the oldest writing we have is ancient babylonian customer complaints. The oldest joke we have is a dick joke. There's "Antiochus hung out here with his girlfriend Cithera." scribbled on walls in pompeii and some viking guy carved "Halfdan was here" in the Hagia Sophia. Waffles were invented in the 12th century and the only things present in literally every culture on the planet are religion and meatballs. Heck, one of the most popular theories explaining all the weird medieval art we find of rabbits dueling snails and shit is that it was basically medieval shitposting. The world changes, but people stay the same.

[@JonyTony2018]

Cause you're a filthy peasant!

[@JonyTony2018]

@@gso619 Caviar isn't weird, it's delicious.

[@DaraLazy]

*travels back in time* Me: trade you my KFC for your fresh caught salmon filets Peasant: Deal! Both of us under our breaths: sucker 😏

[@thefacelessgamer2297]

Remember that this was before Fried Chicken so presenting KFC to them would probably give everyone a heart attack. They would ironically be disgusted by the way the chicken is cooked.

[@alonelypotato2788]

this comment is underrated 😂😂

[@teresaterry9085]

Word! And I can’t stand KFC! Gross! Upsets my stomach as well

[@fendysusanto876]

Never compare 1 month chicken and 1 year chicken

[@damiensileven5750]

he probably wouldn't take it at all. he would laugh at you and tell you "shove off" since most the time working for your meal was a thing of pride. him taking a trade food unless he knows the value he would refuse it. most likly be angery at you for even asking to trade. everyone unless you were dumb (yes dumb was considered a mental disease.) or deaf maybe even blind. worked on all there meal's housing etc. a noble would take the trade because it's new and fancy.

[@kounurasaka5590]

I'm late to this party, but this series, especially on food, is absolutely astoundingly well put together. My only complaint is I wish the videos were longer!

[@ModernKnight]

Thanks.

[@kevinloyer1205]

What did they call an ass kisser back in the day??😂😂😂

[@elenarolnikova9891]

Has anyone noticed that they both are extremely kind people and make this video very pleasant?

[@Nazeem2010]

This looks like food they'd serve in the Cloud District of Whiterun. Do you guys get to the Cloud District often...oh what am I saying. Of course you don't.

[@blackdragon6]

Underrated comment

[@KamiKaZantA]

I'll have you know there's no pussiieeeee!

[@comm744]

No most of us are not children

[@JonGee420]

I don't have a phone...I guess I won't be in sanctuary either

[@Ceber911]

IndianSuperpooer i cant make it to places because i took an arrow to the knee

[@zerotodona1495]

Wait... is this why I keep getting arrested in Skyrim for killing a chicken?

[@theprodigalknight7156]

*Mindblown*

[@kana22693]

Considering that a chicken usually only lays one egg per day and that most peasant families wouldn't have been able to afford more than two chickens at once, it wouldn't surprise me if you got beaten to death for killing such a valuable creature. Heck, getting arrested and whipped by the guards would've probably been a slap on the wrist. lol

[@MrBlewvane]

I was going to steal a chicken but took an arrow to the knee.

[@Programm4r]

What say you in your defense

[@benagaran20]

@@Programm4r I think I'll have two chickens!

[@mic7able]

Eating a chicken is like eating your tractor to a peasant.

[@theangriestbrit1289]

Well, a chicken isn't a tool. It would more be like salting the ground you grow crops on to feed your family ^

[@Lubedupsquid]

Sacreligious Sausage well, no. You won’t gain anything from salting your fields. Eating a tractor will at least make you strong

[@mic7able]

Lubedupsquid What flavour tractor are we talking about?

[@enriquecabrera2137]

@@DingDingTheKZbinBuddy sounds like venison

[@mic7able]

Ding Ding The KZbin Buddy Yum Yum! I always marinate my John Deere tractors in bullshit.

[@nonebiz2132]

I remember a show about 10 years ago, where they ate the foods of the nobles for 30 days... By the end, his blood pressure had gone to dangerous levels and he was severely constipated. He said he felt sick after every meal, AHH the good old days!

[@LeDomge]

I wonder if peasant diet would make them healthier

[@nonebiz2132]

@ja nee Supersize ME, it was a movie... the show I saw the guy was much sicker...

[@isabellamorris7902]

Episodes of that series are available on KZbin in full I believe!

[@nonebiz2132]

@@isabellamorris7902 I've looked hard, I couldn't find it... It came out just after Super Size Me. I thought it was WAY funnier than Super Size Me was... they were drunk the whole time (Because water was unhealthy) and cringed at the richness of each meal, no pun intended...

[@sanshirada1119]

What show is this? I'm interested to watch. Supersizers was the last show that I saw that's about food from the past

[@Aflac100]

I told myself I’d sleep early tonight. It is currently 3AM.

[@mazrimtaim3107]

3:30 on the dot for me

[@manssman1]

@@mazrimtaim3107 weird. Exactly on the dot for me too

[@frostlastyosup]

2:53

[@Kryogh]

8. Am

[@drevialzerathustra5336]

3:13, and we have same avatar.

[@mackenziewhethers1257]

"is it spiced as well?" jesus man! youre a duke, not a king, youll bankrupt your hold with your frivoloty!

[@deadmilkman121]

Lmao

[@dgerdi]

Mackenzie Whethers 😂

[@andyknightwarden9746]

As I recall, Dukes were on the same plateau as kings, and in some cases had larger budgets. A duke is very high in the hierarchical structure of nobility. That's why there's generally no more than three, usually less than two, in any given nation.

[@kevsh4997]

@@andyknightwarden9746 what about duchess?

[@rawdoncrawley189]

Andy Rattan that’s inaccurate. First its completely anachronistic to talk about « nations » in that context. Second, there were much more than a few dukes per kingdom. Just in the Kingdom of France at the same period , you had the dukes of Burgundy, of Aquitaine, of Brittany, duke of Narbonne, of Alençon, of Laon etc... Especially that afterwards, the titles became mostly held by the royal family.

[@bramsrockhopper3377]

Why isn’t this on TV? Brilliant series. Love how enthusiastic, respectful, interested and hungry he is 😂

[@SharkByteOfficial]

if it was on TV it would of taken 40 minutes just for them to reveal the chicken with dramatic jumps cuts, eerie violin riffs and pre-commercial messages like "and wait until you find out what the main course was, you won't believe it until you see it... "

[@liamjm9278]

Why does it need to be on TV? TV is a dying medium.

[@bramsrockhopper3377]

@@liamjm9278 OMG I was just using ‘TV’ as a catch-all term for prominent visual media generally. I don’t watch traditional TV myself anymore, usually watch KZbin, Netflix and a few other apps instead, but I still refer to watching things ‘on TV’. It’s in my DNA lol. I suppose I meant like a Netflix or Amazon series, something like that.

[@Mike-gg7ip]

@@bramsrockhopper3377 then, it IS on TV. right here

[@highelf6086]

FUCK TV

[@captainfordo2780]

When I go get a bucket to kfc, i am flexing my medieval superiority.

[@PurushNahiMahaPurush]

Lmfao brilliant

[@warrenjehosephat231]

But KFC stopped using actual chicken meat a long time ago. I think it is lizards now.

[@JohnDoe-sw1rs]

@@warrenjehosephat231 Exotic meat from the east**

[@hexados7479]

@@warrenjehosephat231 fun fact chickens are the closest living descendants to dinosaurs

[@warrenjehosephat231]

@@hexados7479 Now you are thinking like a KFC executive. ;)

[@umbranex9274]

This guy reminds me of Denethor from LotR. Someone get this man some cherry tomatoes

[@genrose3643]

"Cherry tomatoes" 😂 still haven't been able to looked at those the same way since.

[@parkchimmin7913]

Gen Rose The way people in the movies is so weird...

[@hellsonion514]

Are you planning on poisoning the duke? Tomatoes are deadly nightshade!

[@HanamaruCH]

YES! That's exactly who I was thinking. I was expecting him to order her to sing.

[@mdrumt]

YESSSSS OMG was thinking the same thing and saw this comment.

[@amrdonna7]

That must have given you +35 in health and stamina and +3 in chivalry

[@EmeraldVideosNL]

Such a wealth of knowledge this woman has. I hope she makes a return appearance one day. Like how medieval camp cooking was done during wars or something. Possible differences in meals and statuses would be very interesting.

[@FutureAbe]

Wow. I loved that they sneaked in the origin of ‘humble pie’ in there. That was fascinating

[@cullensmith1817]

Get that 24 hour ration out on a tray. Nice

[@kyledk1262]

Nice hiss

[@barrymcockener4336]

Nice

[@nakotaflores5804]

Love his vids

[@Meowystery]

Steve1989 in case anyone doesn't get it

[@rjuhl2007]

Nice

[@KoruXypress]

Chris Carr is so lovely in these videos. She's so gentle yet so informative at the same time. None of her words go to waste.

[@hallucy2215]

she looks like a man

[@jeffbo7515]

hehasnoregrets rly that was stupid... This women knows more over youre past than your whole living family show some respect and it takes some too show yourself to the world and gettng then such comments think first before making a bad and stupid joke Would love to taste all of her food.. Would be an amazing timetravel of flavours Most impressiv the chicken was the food of kings while the salmon was poorplls food o.O there you see how humans changed nature.. I cant imagine a river in my near to fish fresh wild salmon from it would say it isnt possible anymore today. Would LOVE to taste the chicken with grapes in it... that fruity chicken could be an eyeopener xD

[@terminator572]

She's quite adorable, I'd love to have her as a teacher.

[@niggawym543]

@@hallucy2215 lmao bruhh

[@misterhat5823]

I want to steal her.

[@iirekm]

In medieval Poland it's the same, regular people rarely ate chicken. There's even a joke about medieval farmer and chicken: the farmer ate chicken either only when a chicken was sick (so no more eggs anyway), or when the farmer was sick (chicken broth was considered a medicine)

[@xsty1968]

Just love that the host spent time getting his hair “done “ and that the co-host is so unpretentious and doesn’t care! Food over fashion ❣️

[@humphrke]

I'm not sure that he did? I've seen other videos of his, I think his hair is just like that. I mean curly/wavy hair does take a bit of maintenance but it's not something that would need to be "done" every day

[@TeylaEmagan]

I want this lady to be my friend. She has such a calming energy and she has so many interesting things to share.

[@susiebaker2929]

TeylaEmagan I’m lucky to say I do have her as my friend she is lovely.

[@susiebaker2929]

TeylaEmagan I’m lucky to say I do have her as my friend she is lovely.

[@wunii697]

Nice knocks too...

[@silentchef1874]

TeylaEmagan she’s kinda awkward

[@trueneese8080]

She really makes the show, very impressive wealth of knowledge and skills. :)

[@JustinWilesMusic]

this lady seems like a gem!

[@Jake-dh9qk]

She's an absolute tease really begging to be fucked the way she lewdly stand

[@dread2687]

@@Jake-dh9qk dafuq?

[@Jake-dh9qk]

@@dread2687 you're all thinking bout it so don't act high n mighty

[@cephalonia5001]

@@Jake-dh9qk m8 u right in the head?

[@cephalonia5001]

@@Jake-dh9qk wierd flex but ok

[@himboprince]

She’s so nice and educated! Could listen to her all day and love y’all’s dynamic together. Would love to see more videos together

[@dominiquecullen6637]

So the "cook book" in their library was essentially Medieval instagram.

[@misturfixit45]

Dear Editor. At the 0:29 second mark he mentions a square plate. You immediately cut away from the plate and don't show it again until after the 3 minute mark, despite an extended conversation about the square plate. Why do you hate us?

[@FoodforThought12345678dsds]

Because you are a peasant.

[@misturfixit45]

@@FoodforThought12345678dsds Haha, I'll allow it. That peasant food looked better than the noble food, tbh

[@FoodforThought12345678dsds]

@@misturfixit45 :)

[@user-ce9rx9cp7h]

Awful editing. Just shows the two talking and hardly at the food they talking about.

[@DaveDexterMusic]

+Ionman It's not like the food changes state. Just screenshot it if you really need to stare at an unchanging tableau of dishes whilst ignoring the experts discussing them.

[@SpartacusColo]

I think i'll have TWO chickens!

[@mkultraification]

SpartacusColo an I'll have two slices of plain white toast.

[@janruudschutrups9382]

I'll eat EVERY f*cking chicken in this room!

[@kyledk1262]

Proceeds to kill everyone in the room

[@slytub]

Doesn’t eat any chicken

[@KamiKaZantA]

@@mkultraification You want butter or jam on that toast, honey?

[@pedror598]

Food is such a powerful thing that we made the effort to travel around the globe to find stuff to put in them and make them taste better. Incredible.

[@snehsauce]

Yes

[@Roma_eterna]

I recently went to a restaurant where they wash your hands for you with hot water over a bowl and you use bread as a plate/utensil. It was an Ethiopian restaurant, one of the few where you can still eat like a medieval peasant or knight lol! Or at least be reminded of medieval dining etiquette lol!

[@uselesscause6128]

"Why is there a custard tart?" Proper answer:Well, as a Duke, you can have any tart you want.

[@shannonaguilar920]

😂😂

[@kerrick8174]

*drops the mic*

[@uselesscause6128]

@@kerrick8174 Aww... Much better than the hook! :-)

[@CathrineMacNiel]

Even Jellytarts?

[@uselesscause6128]

@Jay M Ever wonder why so many "commoners" can DNA trace their lineage back to royalty or nobility when nobility and royalty only wed each other? Sex isn't a modern invention and neither is the fact men in power had what tickled their fancy. To think otherwise is a tad naive. Yes, life was controlled by the church and sex outside of marriage was considered a SIN, but that my friend is why you paid the Indulgence - or sin tax. It didn't mean you didn't have SEX, it meant you had to cough up COINS after you repented. As far as big-titted, I think that is a personal choice. I wouldn't be surprised to see a few flat chested women and a couple of men thrown in there somewhere. Hob-Knobbing. It's whats after dinner.

[@VeritechGirl]

"Can you sing Master Hobbit?" "And why should your songs be unfit for my halls?" "Come, sing me a song"

[@omegamelody6947]

I was thinking about this too hahhaa

[@adamstringer7092]

I think Denethor ate with both hands.

[@ermannomassarella6528]

He always remind me of the stuard of Gondor.😅🍺🍺🍺

[@tylisirn]

@@adamstringer7092 He's the next best thing to a king, nobody but Gandalf is going to tell him what to do, or not do...

[@StevefromPR]

Everytime I eat chicken with my hands i always think of that scene lol

[@The_UmbrellaMan]

"That would be very medieval of you" My new favorite phrase

[@sigurdursine7763]

Gotta agree that the peasant food did look more appetizing, that salmon looked absolutely divine.

[@m.f8655]

That's why the hound was killing for some chicken

[@Theaveragepunjabi]

Mohamed FAOUZ ???

[@ascaniomarak1561]

Yeah mate that's why 😂

[@lewistaylor2858]

@5567 5555 game of thrones

[@husbandofearth558]

Talkers make me thirsty

[@matteusbrandt3131]

@@husbandofearth558 and hungry.... think ill take two chickens

[@Czeron01]

Why is the steward of Gondor so concerned with etiquette? He usually downs his chicken with his bare hands...

[@Miss-Placed.1]

😆

[@Thbbt]

LOL that hit me

[@jig-ga]

lolol

[@SquigPie]

I knew he reminded me of someone!

[@GuderII]

@EMCK 🤣🤣🤣

[@SkankHunt45]

Wow, I just realized how much I take flavors for granted. Honestly, I don’t think I could fully enjoy one of these meals today without the spices and different types of flavoring items.

[@deputydynamo]

I am a winelover myself and I have always wondered what wine tasted like back then compared to now. What grapes did they use, winemaking techniques, etc. Would love a video on that if you have the chance!

[@ManosTheOne]

This woman is very likeable!

[@dgerdi]

That’s what I thought!

[@Eduardot12345556]

I thought the exact opposite

[@thesalmonpeople2768]

Approachable!

[@jonjoshelvey6455]

Shes funny and informative, very good at her job. Probably not used to be on camera, that might be why she comes of as a bit awkward

[@SammyJoeLouis]

Knowledgeable without having an ego and she doesn’t interrupt him

[@SGRmoss]

I find this guy to be completely charming. This lady is perfectly lovely as well. Great video!

[@josharntt]

Innit

[@tonysicily2687]

Gabrielle he is, Jason, is one of the nicest, most genuine guys I had had the honour to know

[@hallucy2215]

just the guy the lady is an ass

[@helengordon-smith5753]

They’re both adorable I could watch them all day!

[@scottscott232]

You are truly an exceptional presenter and researcher of such an interesting era in history. I'm quite addicted now to your video content.

[@ino7604]

I love this guy. Just discovered his channel the other day and cant get enough of his videos. Hes just so positive and happy. A pure love of medieval history for it's own sake. Refreshing and entertaining

[@lancelotxavier9084]

Metal utensils and dishes were often contaminated with lead. The poor with wooden cups and utensils were better.

[@tylisirn]

The lead makes the food taste better. Seriously. Lead salts that form when lead comes in contact with acids taste pleasantly sweet.

[@passiveaggressivenegotiato8087]

Right on, and gourd utensils, and yeah, the upper class ate from heavy metal plates, bowls, ect. Which I'm sure acids in the food, (like that fresh leek and onions around the venison) caused oxidization, depending on how much they kept it greased down with animal fat.

[@genli5603]

Pewter is not “contaminated” with lead. It’s a lead alloy, and it would have had little to no impact on blood levels of lead.

[@Federico84]

I think that a duke could afford silver utensils

[@wasigupitobudiarto7767]

So lead was actually medieval MSG

[@arthas640]

rich peoples appetites kind of drive me crazy: I live in a major seafood port and salmon and tuna used to be really cheap and affordable but since the omega fatty acid craze it's become too expensive for normal people. Same goes for crab, oysters, morel mushrooms, and chantrelle mushrooms which are all really common here... or at least they used to be :/

[@zatcharybelltucker735]

You should kill them all, and raise them as an army of undead!

[@kokopuff508]

My mom told me that her dad an his parents grew up where sea food was poor men's food even when she was a young child lobster was really cheap

[@arthas640]

@@kokopuff508 same with my parents and grandparents. I live in a fishing port, and Even just 10-15 years seafood was at least affordable for the average Joe. Now even cheaper types of seafood has gone way up, especially since the whole "omega 3" craze.

[@htoodoh5770]

Arthas Menethil What wrong about the omega? It is important.

[@blackdragon6]

Same with oxtail

[@lordsleepyhead]

I really enjoyed this little mini series about something so ordinary as food! I actually prefer this over weaponry and armour! Very interesting and educational!

[@kestoification]

I can't remember someone being as enthusiastic on history as you guys. Good job!

[@ethancordray8006]

As to the venison, there is an interesting section early in Gottfried von Strassburg's romance Tristan (composed in the early 13th century) in which the young Tristan, accidentally marooned in Cornwall, proves himself to be of true nobility by demonstrating the proper method of butchering a deer. Good technique in preparing game for food was at the time considered a distinctive part of knightly manners.

[@Ozepyon09]

That makes sense as you couldn't really hunt game without being a noble or given permission from a noble. Great comment

[@kellygreene3717]

That poor chicken looked so pale, I just wanted to put it under the broiler for 2-3 mins 😋

[@territ.5357]

OMG yeeeeees!!!! 🤣😂🤣😂

[@Tom-mk7nd]

It's because it's boiled in water and not grilled. There is a similar recipe in french cuisine called "poule au pot", it gives the chicken a similar colour and it's excellent.

[@4f52]

@Dylan Stewart I'm guessing you came here to see the historian spew some reformist hate, right? Thank god she disappointed you, marxist airhead.

[@josharntt]

@@4f52 Bro chill, you're projecting and assuming way beyond what's warranted from that comment.

[@4f52]

@@josharntt "Maybe they like to imagine them as babies of the poor." - Straight out of your average marxist college professor ass, into the typical braindead student, for him to vomit on the Internet.

[@EShiv42]

"im the duke they cant kick me out" famous last words

[@kingping6651]

Just discovered the channel. I never have been that interested in school history lessons, but this is so informative and fun to watch. Much love for you guys

[@ModernKnight]

Welcome aboard!

[@Dante_Alighieri1321]

No two ways about it, this channel is awesome.

[@YTIsRanByFeds]

Im gonna show up to work with a rotisserie chicken now and when my boss asks me why I brought that I’m going to respond with “Be gone peasant.”

[@weldonwin]

"Aweh wit yoo foul beggah!!!"

[@kakarot2430]

This comment is underrated

[@SatumainenOlento]

Hahhhhaaaa :D

[@brandonhuynh4528]

@@weldonwin That’s a nice head on your shoulders

[@weldonwin]

@@brandonhuynh4528 "AHY VILL DRINK FROM YOHR SKULL!!!"

[@doughboi007]

we really need a new installment with Chris!

[@KennethHopkins]

The music gets all melancholic when they discuss Henry VIII's obesity and the medieval rich man's gout.

[@RisiCheshire]

I'm trying to go for one month without eating any imported foods/drinks (about 2 weeks in so far). I live in the UK and I've actually found referring to medieval recipes for inspiration has been incredibly helpful. Especially since I don't like to eat much meat, seeing what lower classes would have eaten has been great.

[@DieEineMieze]

How was it cutie? 😘

[@ee1yd]

I am 1 month and 27 days into just juices and fruits healthiest I've ever felt

[@demonstructie]

@@ee1yd that's actually really bad for you but ok

[@tsugima6317]

Would you as a medieval person be drinking any herbal teas, like rose petal, or rose hips, or blackberry leaf, etc?

[@iorwenvaremreis2195]

@@ee1yd Happy diabetes and dead pancreas to you. Stop it damn, you'll kill yourself

[@erreth.]

I'm writing a book, set in medieval times with a touch of fantasy and magic, and I wanted to, at least, have the medieval part accurate, so your channel helps me a lot to understand and know how they did things back in the day, keep it up!

[@kalebsut]

well did you finish the book? whats it called? :)

[@ispeaknonsense]

@@kalebsut I second this. Did you finish the book? If not.....GET ON IT! Your public needs you!

[@DABranche]

I also want to read this book if it's finished

[@marinefrod7685]

You can do it 🍀🤞🤞🍀

[@jasonsandhu3760]

I'd also like to see this book and read it

[@maciejgawot3352]

"Excuse my left hand" This is beyond the yt channel. This is You inside of Your lifetime passion i bet. It is so unusual and respectful it makes me watch some more of your vids. Absolutely fascinating!

[@clockworkkirlia7475]

This was fascinating! Between this and Tasting History, food history KZbin is rapidly becoming one of my favourite KZbins.

[@robertlombardo8437]

I wonder if the 12th century had it's own version of Chef Gordon Ramsay. "This chicken is so FUCKING RAW that I can still use it for the eggs!!! Are you TRYING to kill the King?!!"

[@michaelmerck7576]

Yes sire,indeed I am because he is a despicable fool

[@zduke5979]

I bet that happened when they were being trained to cook.

[@margaretcollins2374]

damn the further you go back the more being left handed absolutely sucked

[@TheRealPDizzle]

Well, even up until relatively recently in American history, school students were forced to learn to use their right hands.

[@karlsmith2570]

Being left-handed especially in those days would've labeled you as the Spawn of Satan

[@GerBarne]

I'm a lefty. We still face the everyday annoyance of trying to use right handed tools. We aren't burned at the stake anymore though. So that's good.

[@karlsmith2570]

@@GerBarne I actually have a couple of lefties in my family too My eldest sister's husband does a lot of things left-handed, but he's among those who would get a ruler swatted on their hand if they attempted to write left-handed

[@GerBarne]

@@karlsmith2570 that's rough. My mothers aunt was beaten amd had her left hand tied behind her back in school. A strange and cruel thing. She writes left handed now, she's got beautiful handwriting.

[@historystudent3985]

I recently went to a recreation of a small peasant village in late 14th century England located a few hours away from where I live for a Midsummer (or “Midsomer”) Festival, as well as a medieval feast where they made very delicious dishes from the cookbook, “The Forme of Cury”. I would love to learn to cook some of these dishes.

[@xRip666x]

this is awesome! my first experience with this channel. cheers for the history lesson Chris!

[@ModernKnight]

Welcome aboard!

[@xRip666x]

❤

[@christinaburke2461]

Would you consider a video on the foods of medieval China as well? I'd also love to see one on the foods of ancient Rome if possible. This is all very interesting. Thank you very much!

[@Ggqresh]

Ohhh eastern medieval foods must have been so extravagant 😂

[@wasigupitobudiarto7767]

I think chinese/japanese medieval foods did not deviate a lot from modern one

[@zzz8888]

Why would he? He only shows White peoples food

[@Ggqresh]

ZzZ888 which isn’t a bad thing, still would be interesting

[@Kijnn]

@@zzz8888 There were not many others in England at that time, and since he is focussing mostly on english history...

[@WeerdMunkee]

Subscibed to this channel because of having to disown the History, Discovery, and other faux documentary channels thanks to the over-saturation of so-called "reality television". I miss the days when reality television was defined by actual informative documentary type programs such as this. This is why I am here on KZbin. This is the only place I can find this kind of stuff anymore. :/

[@BeastMode19799]

Booooooring

[@orinanime]

100% agreed. It's so sad. I love KZbin channels like this.

[@orinanime]

@@BeastMode19799 Fuck you... "boooring". Fucking simpleton.

[@Starbat88]

KZbin and similar online platforms are the future! No top-down corporate executives chasing ratings. Just content creators as passionate about the material as their viewers. It will be wonderful. ;)

[@orinanime]

@@Starbat88 except there are actually tooonns of corporations chasing ratings on KZbin

[@rebounderable]

Can't get more authentic than this. Always good to see folks from the medieval times tell us these things.

[@katherinetutschek4757]

This was really cool to watch, and neat how it was all cooked in a traditional way too, over a fire. I love thinking deeper about people's relationship with food in the past.

[@chookfreek]

And the Unicorn horn on the flag in the background was meant to protect you from being poisoned from outsiders while you ate. A lot of wealthy people owned horns from a narwhal, (but they thought it was unicorn horns)

[@Flufferz626]

The way they divide up the venison is similar to how my dad and his friends/family divided up deer and fish they get. The person who shot the deer or caught the fish got the most, the person who owned the property the deer was shot on or owned the boat it was fished off of got next pick, those with families went next, and the rest was divided up. Everyone got equal portions and quality cuts eventually over the season so it ended up being a decent system. Of course owning property or a boat gave you an edge as far as getting second pickings.

[@Thunderwell]

You need your own show for the streaming services (Netflix, Hulu, etc.) with every episode that can detail how the subject is made/done. Heck, I'd buy a physical box set, too!

[@ModernKnight]

That's kind of you, thanks, maybe one day?

[@MedievaltoModern]

The engaging presentation of information, history, visuals and enthusiasm makes this such a great episode. Well done!

[@djay6651]

My maternal grandmother kept chickens and would harvest the hens when they stopped laying and the roosters when they reached a certain age. She always had plenty of eggs however.

[@AshiyaDylanSean]

Boromir's dad lookalike...

[@ronfroehlich4697]

Ashiya Maki hahahahahahaha!

[@NayTheHorsee]

Omg I knew his face from somewhere!!!!!!lmaooo

[@DefinitelyNotAnAlien]

XD Yes, EXACTLY what I was thinking. I was even expecting Chris Carr to eat like him.

[@21MarketaDiva]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 you are not of this world ma'am😂😂😂 you have been fired from this world 😂😂😂😂😂 i soooo can't believe that yessssssss!!!!!

[@pedmole5]

Hilariously, Boromir's dad is a Steward (so, similar to a king or a duke).

[@rottie11mitch]

Really enjoyed watching these videos of historical cooking/meals. Do more please 👍 great stuff

[@ModernKnight]

We will!

[@jassspencer1082]

Ramsey: And is the chicken fresh? Medieval person: Yes Ramsey: And is the Venison fresh? Medieval person: Yes Ramsey: Who’s idea is it to serve a custard tart at the same time as meat? Medieval person: The owner Ramsey: Your the owner? Duke: Yes Ramsey: You want to sever a custard tart and chicken at the same time? Ah? Duke: Kill him.

[@alexanderi1183]

You're acting like laws didn't exist back in the middle ages.

[@dianaconcepcion1852]

@@alexanderi1183 It’s a joke

[@marcoatzori92]

thanks for the good laugh! X))

[@bmxriderforlife1234]

@@alexanderi1183 back in the middle ages laws did exist but if you were a common and disrespected a noble a royal or a knight in many places they could literally cut you down right there at certain times or force issues like trial by combat. Or just cause other problems. Specifically depends on time and place but lol even in the less chill areas nobles and royals and knights could easily arrange for peasants to die and be executed. False charges have been made numerous times.

[@Mcnignog]

Found the Court Jester

[@RaggaBaby]

It disturbes me greatly that he's not eating sitting down

[@rhiannonishere7148]

Fun fact: In some places its still not acceptable to sit down while eating

[@sanctusignis9746]

@@rhiannonishere7148 like where?

[@Ketannabis]

@@sanctusignis9746 Ohio

[@imcoleyourenot8391]

Monad lol

[@captainvoluntaryistthestat3207]

stand for the camera

[@Nanntektinten]

"It's actually made with ground almonds", "So it's *N U T* " 8:42

[@subsuicidesilence]

What a brilliant series, can’t believe I’ve only just stumbled across this channel. Thanks for the great content

[@ModernKnight]

Thanks for watching!

[@moviereviews541]

This is one of the most fun and informative KZbin channels to watch! Enjoy the history lessons and see how Medieval people lived and ate. This particular meal looked very appetizing!

[@ModernKnight]

Glad you enjoy it

[@woods565]

This is one of the best channels on KZbin.

[@talespaz]

Chris Carr is very charismatic. Really liked her part in this, wish she had more time to talk.

[@simonh6371]

Actually the combination of meat, fruit, spices and custard exists in one dish, possibly the national dish of South Africa, called bobotie. It's minced lamb or beef with spices & raisins/currants, made as a meatloaf with sweet custard on top, all of which is roasted in an oven. This is probably a carry-over from post-medieval Europe brought by the Dutch to the Cape in the 1650s, it first appeared in a Dutch cookbook in 1609, although there are other theories that it was based upon Indonesian/Malay dishes but I believe it is an old medieval dish which then flourished in the Cape when it was a trading post of the Dutch East India Company, which made it's profit trading in spices from the far east.

[@ninaoswald2130]

I'm blown away! Subscribed after watching the my first video from you on the notched sticks. I love history. The information is so well presented, the topics absolutely fascinating (a chicken as high table fare). Another Black Hole of KZbin to happily fall in to. Thank you!

[@BritskNguyen]

DENETHOR, LORD STEWARD OF GONDOR!!!

[@zelebigztv8887]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@thirtythreeflavors]

Hes just a steward.

[@SamGhareeba]

6:27 That feeling when Denethor professes his love for spicy meat 😩👌

[@MidnightSvn]

come here master hobbit, your song is fit for my halls ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@rlpsychology]

I love how Mr. Carr carefully tastes the food and comments, helping me to imagine trying the food myself: superb!

[@CesarIsaacPerez]

Awesome! These food videos have been some of my favorite ones yet.

[@Contrivedspace9]

This guy looks like the dude that caught on fire and ran off Gondor. He probably had a son named Boromir

[@aidanspencer2011]

Dalton Johnson king denethor II, son of Ecthellion!

[@eomerchua7430]

Hahahaha lol

[@placeholderjeff5300]

His son became hand of the king.

[@elanorthefair1091]

@@aidanspencer2011 That's Lord Denethor II, he was a steward, and was not allowed to be called king.

[@aidanspencer2011]

Elanor The Fair true, I have no idea why I called him king, I know he is a steward. Thanks for pointing it out

[@TheDeano4000]

Finally we meet Boromir's mum

[@roddo1955]

He takes after his father. Thankfully. Oops! The SHADE of it all!

[@luciaqiao]

Such a warm personality and genuinely fun conversation captured on video for us. ❤

[@divaden47]

Just love these programmes. Really interesting.