Publisher's description:
The class system during the Middle Ages dictated how people dressed, where they lived, and even what they ate. This book discusses not only the feasts and banquets of the time but also the story of how people produced the food they would eat, how they spiced food to preserve it, and how it was cooked. It even tells us which social classes ate what. Lively and profusely illustrated with illuminated manuscripts, this volume details a piece of everyday medieval life.

Table of Contents:
5 1. The Production and Distribution of Food
19 2. Food, Famine, and Cooking
30 3. Eating and Drinking
42 4. Ceremony and Entertainment
53 Glossary
56 For More Information
58 For Further Reading
59 Bibliography
62 Index.