Medieval Diet

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  • Medieval Diet
    • Bread
      • The poor are Rye Bread
        • which could contain a fungus which could kill them
    • Ale and Cider
      • Ale
        • Made by boiling water (which killed germs) and barley
      • Cider
        • Made the same way as ale; with apples
    • Meat and Fish
      • People who could afford it ate a variety of meat
      • The church didn't allow meat on Fridays so fish was eaten
      • Wealthy people also ate cheese, eggs, nuts and fruit
    • Pottage
      • a thick vegetable soup
      • Eaten when diets were limited

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