What Did Medieval People Eat At Christmas Time?

The video explores medieval Christmas feasts, highlighting traditional dishes like boar's head, peacock, and mincemeat pies. It delves into the significance of these foods, their preparation, and the cultural traditions surrounding them. The video also covers other festive foods such as eel, gingerbread, pottage, figgy pudding, and posset, as well as the role of sugar plums and ale. The importance of spiced wines and the tradition of serving goose are also discussed, providing a comprehensive look at medieval Christmas culinary customs.

What role did spices play in medieval Christmas cooking?

How did the tradition of Christmas pottage reflect the resources available to medieval families?

What was posset and how was it different from modern eggnog?

What types of meats were typically featured in a medieval Christmas feast?