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What Were The Mouth-Watering Fast Foods Of Medieval Times?
Medieval fast food
Welcome to the bustling streets of medieval England, where the smell of greasy, salty fast food fills the air.
Cookshops, the equivalent of modern-day fast-food restaurants, line the streets. Their odor tempts hungry peasants and lower classes with convenient, cheap meals.
Tempted too, you take a closer look at the delicious (and perhaps not-so-healthy) options available in these medieval establishments.
Pottage, The Hearty Soup of Medieval England
As you enter a cook shop, you see a large pot of thick soup simmering on the fire.
That thick soup is filling and satisfying. So people stop by and ladle out a bowl whenever they’re hungry.
Pottage was made from a variety of vegetables, grains, and sometimes meat. It was prepared in large pots and kept on the fire all day.
Cookshops made sure that there was always a steaming bowl available for hungry patrons. So even you could simply stop by and ladle out a bowl whenever you were in need of a quick, filling meal.
Pottage was a widely available and affordable option, especially for the lower classes. Thus it was such a popular choice.
