![]() Forks did start to become popular with the wealthy during this time. Most people ate with their hands and maybe a knife. Wine was the most popular in Italy and France, while ale was big in the northern areas like Germany and England. Mostly people drank wine or beer (also called ale). The water during this time would have been dirty and not very good to drink, especially in larger towns. People didn't drink water with meals like we do today. For dessert, which was often called the "Fruit course", there would be fruit, jellies, nuts, and cheese. This was also a time for lots of meat to be eaten such as mutton, chicken, pheasant, venison, rabbit, turkey, and ham. After cleaning and cooking the birds, they would often reattach the feathers for decoration. Often they would eat large game birds like swans, peacocks, or cranes. Roasts would be boiled in a large vat and then basted with juices and rose water to add flavor.Īt weddings, festivals, and large feasts the food could get interesting. They would have large roasts of beef, stag, or pig. ![]() Like the peasants, they ate soups and broths, but these soups were spiced with exotic spices and often sweetened with sugar. Like the Greeks and the Romans they studied, they enjoyed having huge feasts with lots of fancy dishes. The wealthy people during the Renaissance ate much better than the peasants. People that lived near the coast would get to eat more fish. Salt was very expensive during the times of the Renaissance. One reason meat was hard to get was that you needed salt to preserve the meat. Peasants didn't get a lot of meat to eat.
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