This article is part of a series of recipes suitable for the Medieval season of Lent during which all animal products other than fish were forbidden except on Sundays. I’ll be posting at least one Lenten recipe per week until Easter Sunday (April 4, 2010). The idea of making a sweet pastry during lent is [...]
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Medieval Fish Pies
Posted in Food History, Medieval Lent, recipes, tagged 15th Century food, fish, fish pie, galangal, Lenten food, Medieval food, recipe on March 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This article is part of a series of recipes suitable for the Medieval season of Lent during which all animal products other than fish were forbidden except on Sundays. I’ll be posting at least one Lenten recipe per week until Easter Sunday (April 4, 2010). My series of Lenten recipes wouldn’t be complete without an [...]
Vatakka: A Squash Curry from Sri Lanka
Posted in Food History, Medieval Lent, Traditional Foodways, recipes, tagged Lenten food, recipe, squash curry, sri lankan food on March 15, 2010 | 4 Comments »
This article is part of a series of recipes suitable for the Medieval season of Lent during which all animal products other than fish were forbidden except on Sundays. I’ll be posting at least one Lenten recipe per week until Easter Sunday (April 4, 2010). In Sinhalese, the words “Sri Lanka” mean “Resplendent Island.” Well, [...]
An Early Spring Tonic: Clam and Pea Soup
Posted in Food History, Medieval Lent, Traditional Foodways, recipes, tagged clam soup, Italian, Lenten food, littleneck clams, recipe on March 10, 2010 | 5 Comments »
This article is part of a series of recipes suitable for the Medieval season of Lent during which all animal products other than fish were forbidden except on Sundays. I’ll be posting at least one Lenten recipe per week until Easter Sunday (April 4, 2010). When searching for Lenten recipes it seems natural to explore [...]
A Lenten Pasta Dish from Greece
Posted in Food History, Medieval Lent, Traditional Foodways, recipes, tagged Greek food, Greek pasta, Lenten food, recipe, vegetarian on March 3, 2010 | 2 Comments »
This article is part of a series of recipes suitable for the Medieval season of Lent during which all animal products other than fish were forbidden except on Sundays. I’ll be posting at least one Lenten recipe per week until Easter Sunday (April 4, 2010). I had no idea the Greeks ate pasta. According to [...]
Sichuan Fish for Lent
Posted in Food History, Medieval Lent, Traditional Foodways, recipes, tagged fish, Lenten food, recipe, Sichuan, Sichuan fish on February 24, 2010 | 3 Comments »
This article is part of a series of recipes suitable for the Medieval season of Lent during which all animal products other than fish were forbidden except on Sundays. I’ll be posting at least one Lenten recipe per week until Easter Sunday (April 4, 2010). Asian cuisine is a tremendous source of Lenten dishes. There [...]
Medieval Lent: Real Seasonal Eating
Posted in Food History, Medieval Lent, Traditional Foodways, tagged Lenten food, Medieval Lent, seasonal eating on February 17, 2010 | 5 Comments »
I’ll admit it’s difficult to eat seasonally in the Northeastern US or Northern Europe in winter. You must cultivate a love for root vegetables and make the acquaintance of farmers with large green houses. But just imagine if your religion required you to give up most animal products during that same time. For Medieval Christians [...]
