What do you know about food in the Middle Ages?
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Here are some statements and questions about food in the (late) Middle Ages.
Select the answer that you think is right, then find the answers by clicking the button at the bottom of this page. 

	1. Food was heavily spiced to cover up the taste of decaying meat.	True False
	2. Sugar is bad for your health, milk is good for you. That's what we think, that's what they thought in the Middle Ages.	True False
	3. In the fifteenth century the poor ate better meals than they did in the nineteenth century.	True False
	4. It was polite to wipe your hands on the table cloth.	True False
	5. Bread was less important in the Middle Ages than today.	True False
	6. A medieval banquet is somewhat comparable to a buffet.	True False
	7. According to the catholic church there were days that the eating of meat was prohibited. How many days were that every year?	Less than 50 50-100 More than 100
	8. On some days not only meat, but all diary produce was prohibited too. What was used to replace cow's milk and meat broth?	Soy milk Almond milk Coconut milk
	. 9. Below are several dishes and ingredients we eat today. Which of these were already eaten in Europe in the Middle Ages? .
	a. Mustard	Medieval Later
	b. Tea	Medieval Later
	c. French fries	Medieval Later
	d. Blancmanger	Medieval Later
	e. Whipped cream	Medieval Later
	f. Baked beans	Medieval Later
	g. Cherry jam	Medieval Later
	h. Apple sauce	Medieval Later
	i. Tangerines	Medieval Later
	j. Rice	Medieval Later

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