What kind of food was not at the medieval times?

Answer 1

Your question is hard to answer, since we don't know what our food choices are.

I can answer your question with, "Twinkies", but somehow I don't think that this is what you are looking for.

You could try posting your question again, but be a little more specific.

sorry buddy, i don't think so.

they didnt have corn or potatoes, these are new world foods.

im sorry this is all i can tell you.

Answer 2

Because the Americas had not been discovered in medieval times, no foods originating in the new World were eaten in the Old World; similarly many exotic eastern foods had not yet been introduced to Europe. Modern styles of cooking and convenience ("junk") foods were also unknown.

So there was no:

• potato (no chips or fries, no boiled, saute or mashed potato)
• sweetcorn (no popcorn)
• tomato (no ketchup, tomato soup)
• turkey (a native of the Americas, not of Turkey)
• sweet potato
• tapioca
• chocolate (no chocolate bars, drinking chocolate or chocolate cake)
• curry
• Thai food
• tea
• squash
• American beans
• clam bakes
• Hamburgers, beefburgers, cheeseburgers
• readymeals
• tv dinners
• coffee
• fizzy drinks (soda)
• Pizza
• pasta

It is perhaps easier to identify what was eaten: poor people (the vast majority of the population) ate huge amounts of bread and mainly dairy products (egg, cheese, milk, butter), many vegetables and fruit in season, with some fish but very little meat.

Wealthy people (a small minority) ate huge quantities of meat (fish, birds, all types of animals), pastries, sweetmeats and very few vegetables; they considered hunting to be both a sport and ideal exercise, but also a means of providing meat for their own table. Poor people were not permitted to hunt, therefore venison, wild boar and other game were never part of their diet.