Unit 2. Foods and Diets in the Middle Ages
Topic Introduction: Why the Middle Ages are called ‘Dark Ages’? In your opinion, what would be the food and diet habits in this time period? Was a wide range of foods available? Why did farming and agriculture become necessary? What influential role does farming/agriculture plays in human civilization?
Reading 1: Medieval Food
http://www.medieval-life.net/food.htm
Reading 2: Italian Food in the Late Middle Ages
http://www.themedievalclassroom.com.au/?page_id=1071
Video 1: Heston Blumenthal on Medieval Food
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jckLJ06u8M&feature=c4-overview&list=UU9c_BIUKp-N27rASgD4UL0Q
Video 2: Heston’s Medieval Meat Fruit Bowl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4HFu_bkUak
- Article: 黑暗裡的星光 – 中世紀的美食
- Extended Learning
- Website: Food Timeline - Restaurants and catering
http://www.foodtimeline.org/restaurants.html
- Website: Food and Drink in Medieval Englnd
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/food_and_drink_in_medieval_engla.htm |
