The Medieval Welsh Diet

This blog is written and published from Wales and I have a passion for history, so what Gerald of Wales has to say on the Welsh diet is of interest:

‘Almost all the people live upon the produce of their herds, with oats, milk, cheese, and butter; eating flesh in larger proportions than bread.’

The Description of Wales by Geraldus Cambrensis

 

I’m not sure that things have changed too much.

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    May 6, 2008 @ 7:38 pm

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