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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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beef or chicken?

‘Why have beef when you can have chicken?’

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I’m not really sure if there is an answer to that…

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‘every meal should be a treat’

On Hugh F-W’s TV program tonight, (the one where he takes everyday people and tries to convert them to organic seasonal cooks) one of the participants commented that every meal should be a treat…that we should appreciate and respect just what goes into our food…

She could have a point…

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