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What 2 spices did people use in the middle ages to preserve their food?
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∙ 12y ago
They used salt (NaCl) mixed with a very small amount of saltpetre (KNO3). The process of preserving meet this way is called "curing".
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 12y agoPepper is one of the spices they used.
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What was the most expensive food in the middle ages?
The most expensive food items in general were spices. Of the spices, the most expensive was saffron.
What three groups helped preserve Greek and roman culture during the middle ages?
No one preserved these cultures. They were rediscovered in the Renaissance.
What kind of work were most people involved in during the middle ages?
During the Middle Ages, most people were farmers.
What is the difference between the Renaissance and middle ages?
the difference between the renaissance and the middle ages is that the middle ages was a time of survival and religious belives. During the middle ages people still believed in god. Also, there were many raids, and travel was not safe. People focused on getting enough food and survivng in the harsh way of life. The middle ages is known as the dark ages because of how harsh people lived. On the other hand the renaissance was of time of rebith, invention, and bring back the classic ways of the Greek and Roman ideas. People lived in luxury and enjoyed life unlike the people of the medival era, otherwise known as the middle ages.
What were people called in the middle ages who were not civilized?
They were called the barbarians.
What are two spices used during the middle ages to preserve food?
Salt was the only thing they had to preserve food.
What did they ues for food storage in the Middle ages?
salt and spices
Black death treatments?
people would carry small pouches of herbs and spices. ( this is only what they would do in the middle ages.)
What was imported to Europe from the east in the middle ages?
Spices and silk an porcelain/china
What two spices were used to preserve food in the middle ages when there was no refrigeration?
For the most part foods were stored by cooking and salting them, like making beef jerky for example. This allowed the foods to last through the winter.
What was the most expensive food in the middle ages?
The most expensive food items in general were spices. Of the spices, the most expensive was saffron.
What spices preserve food?
Well first of all, people in medieval ages used to salt their meats and fishes all the time. They would do this to preserve food for many months. Second answer: Spices for the most part were not to preserve food, but to flavor it. Salt is the primary exception, as salt can be used to draw moisture and bacteria do not grown well in saline environments. Hops in beer making is an example where an herb does have a preservative effect. Hops add bitterness and flavor to beer, and also improve its shelf life. Hops only came into use late in the middle ages. Prior to the use of hops medieval ale would have been slightly sweet, malty in flavor, low in alcohol content, and would have been consumed young after a short fermentation.
What was the medication for the black death?
Nothing. Dude it was the black death during the middle ages.
Why were Asian spices so expensive during the 1300's?
Spices in the middle ages were expensive because the spices were carried overland and took years to reach Europe. After the crusades, the Arabs did not allow spices to reach Europe.
What was a precious commodity used as a preservative during the middle ages?
The answer is probably "spices." "Salt" is another possibility.
What three groups helped preserve Greek and roman culture during the middle ages?
No one preserved these cultures. They were rediscovered in the Renaissance.
What country's monasteries helped preserve books during the early middle ages?
egyptians,greeks,romans
