Source = "Le Menagier de Paris" by Press 19__ ISBN 66-16986 |
Foods available in 1400s France (work in progress) |
last update: 23 Nov 2007 |
| Fruits | Beans, Grains & Nuts | Vegetables | Herbs, etc. | Animal (meat or product) | Fish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cherry choke pears elder (both dwarf & regular) figs gooseberry grapes(seedless & from Digne (small & seedless)) peaches plum quince raspberry |
broad bean ?new beans? peas (pierced?) chesnut walnut |
sorrel spinach savory cabbage (cite) red onion beets for Lenten greens houseleeks lettuce (French black-seeded & Avignon white-seeded) gourds orach Lenten sprouts (2nd growth cabbage) turnips radishes spurge carrots (red roots at Les Halles) horseradish |
sweet marjoram violets (both sweet & Armenian) sage lavender costmary mint clary poppies parsley gillyflowers fennel basil borage hyssop peonies dragonwort lily rose (of Provins (Provence?) & red) rosemary licorice hellebore (white flowering) aconite clove ginger mustard seed anise seed fennel seed coriander seed caraway seed horseradish clovewood (clovestalk) cinnamon pepper Mecca ginger (white) nutmeg Grains of Paradise saffron of Ort sandelwood galingale mace spikenard chamomile bay orange peel long pepper perseau/neele/passe rose (a red flower that grows w/wheat) wolfsbane |
cow crane deer, red elk geese, variety wild goat willow grouse hare pig ptarmigan sheep swan milk cheese butter |
bream white bream chub dace pike roach salmon trout |
| In addition were noted salt, honey, | |||||