Soup – Medieval foods

Leek Soup

September 14, 2021 January 3, 2023 / Dairy-free, Egg-free, Fish-free, Gluten-free, No allergens, Sesame-free, Shellfish-free, Soup, Tree nut-free, Vegan, Vegetarian, Wheat-free / 15th century, English

From Ancient Cookery [Arundel 334] Sourced from http://books.google.com/books?id=ycw-AAAAcAA Blaunche Porre Take the qwyte of lekes and parboyle hom, and hew hom small, and take onyons and mynse hom therewith, and do hom in a pot, and put thereto gode broth, broth, and let hit boyle, and do therto smale briddes, and scth hom therewyth, and …

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15th Century Beef Soup

June 22, 2021 January 3, 2023 / Fish-free, Gluten-free, Sesame-free, Shellfish-free, Soup, Tree nut-free, Wheat-free / 15th century, Italian

Note on the photo: I made this dish for a mundane dinner, served with flaky buttermilk biscuits. From Platina, De honesta voluptate Potage from Meat As translated by David Friedman and Elizabeth Cook, from Cariadoc’s Miscellany Take lean meat and let it boil, then cut it up finely and cook it again for half an …

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Dutch Pea Soup

March 24, 2021 January 3, 2023 / Dairy-free, Egg-free, Fish-free, Gluten-free, No allergens, Sesame-free, Shellfish-free, Soup, Tree nut-free, Vegan, Vegetarian, Wheat-free / 16th century, Dutch

From Een nieuw zuidnederlands kookboek uit de vijftiende eeuw (Dutch, 1560)

Thick Pea Soup

December 11, 2020 January 3, 2023 / Dairy-free, Egg-free, Fish-free, Gluten-free, No allergens, Sesame-free, Shellfish-free, Soup, Tree nut-free, Vegan, Vegetarian, Wheat-free / 15th century, English

From Harleian MS 4016 (Two Fifteenth Century Cookbooks)