they cooked food and seasoned it with spices to cover the spoiled smell that the meat gave off
A rebuttal answer: Its a common myth that medieval food was half spoiled and the spices were to mask the flavor. It is simply not true. Medieval food was no more spoiled than the food of the Romans, or for that matter Colonial America, which had essentially the same food preservation technologies. Meat and fish were either used directly after slaughter or preserved by a variety of techniques, including drying, smoking, salting, curing, brining, etc. Considering Europeans before and after the middle ages were wise enough to not blindly eat spoiled meat, it is a reasonable assumption that medieval Europeans had the same sense and skills.
Its another common myth that medieval food was very bland. While spices that had to be imported, such as pepper, ginger, cinnamon, etc, were quite expensive, there were many ways that even the poorest peasant could use to flavor their food. Onions, garlic, and leeks were grown in gardens and used extensively. There was also a wide range of herbs that were either cultivated or gathered. Mustard sauces and vinegar were common condiments, as was verjuice (a concoction of the juice of unripe grapes, sometimes with the addition of citrus, herbs, or spices.)
When the profession cook appears on a medieval tax document or tenants agreement, it does not mean someone who is a household cook. Such a person would likely simply be considered a servant. Cooks were a profession who made hot, ready to eat food in a shop and sold it to the general public. They did not make bread, this was the job of the baker. Pies and pasties were the most common sort of foods that appeared in these shops, but roast meats, pottages of beans, fowl cased in pastry, wafers, and other foods appeared in various types of cook shops in the towns and cities of medieval Europe. These foods were typically consumed by the middle and even lower classes, much in the same way that hot food from the supermarket deli is consumed today, as an labor saving supplement or for those who lacked full kitchen facilities. Only upper class houses had kitchens in the middle ages. The construction of ovens was expensive, as was the extra fuel cost. While the rich could afford this, and the servant to cook meals for them, the middle and lower classes were cooking at a hearth or fireplace, or in some extreme cases lacked any cooking facilities at all. In the latter case an individual would be getting by on ready to eat foods such as bread, cheese, butter, fruit, and the occasional hot purchase from the cook shops.
The most wealthy might be able to hire a formally trained cook instead of a general household servant to cook for them, but considering that this type of cook could make a professional income and legally run their own business under the guild system this would be an expensive option compared to simply employing a household servant.
Pretty stress full environments.. Sometimes the medieval cooks of a castle had to cook for 300 guest's bet they were in pretty dirty conditions too!
First of all, LETS FIX YOUR GRAMMAR. So ask, What do medieval; bakers bake? OK, now for the answer. They bake simple cakes with simple designs and bread.
Cooks were typically paid from one to five pence per day, depending on the times and their qualifications. This compared with the wages of other people who worked at crafts.
Johnie Cooks's birth name is Johnie Earl Cooks.
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Pretty stress full environments.. Sometimes the medieval cooks of a castle had to cook for 300 guest's bet they were in pretty dirty conditions too!
they cooked the food for nobles
Cooks in medieval times lived in small huts, much like serfs. The re was only one room in these huts. Hope this helps you out! -Lady GaGa fan forever
No. 90% of the population couldn't read or write.
First of all, LETS FIX YOUR GRAMMAR. So ask, What do medieval; bakers bake? OK, now for the answer. They bake simple cakes with simple designs and bread.
Most of the time yes so they could just get up and go to work but servants had a designated area where they stay they normally lived near the bottom of the castle and rarely ventured to the higher levels.
The clothing that was worn by medieval cooks included dresses made from wool and cotton along with aprons that covered the entire front of the clothing. They also wore hair coverings like bonnets and hats. Men often wore leggings with a tunic that was also covered by an apron.
Cooks were typically paid from one to five pence per day, depending on the times and their qualifications. This compared with the wages of other people who worked at crafts.
Johnie Cooks's birth name is Johnie Earl Cooks.
Line cooks are cooks that work in one area, or station, of the kitchen instead of doing everything like normal cooks would. Line cooks sometimes have assistants helpin them, but they normally work their area alone.
Cooks = cocineros (in spanish)