Medieval Recipes
Medieval recipes, Middle Ages, Medieval Food, Forme of Cury Recipes
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Though the Middle Ages (also known as the Medieval or Mediaeval period) is, historically a long period (extending from the fifth to the 16th centuries) very few recipes exist and we're left with a handful of manuscripts, primarily from England, France and Italy. One of the main sources of recipes from this period is the The Forme of Cury which is a recipe list compiled about 1390 CE in the kitchens of King Richard II of England. This is probably one of the most beurocratic periods in British history and everything was written down and recorded. As a result, a scribe sat in Richard IIs kitchens and wrote down how the Chef would direct the dishes to be made. As a result the Forme of Cury is an amazing collection of Medieval recipes. Of course, the recipes presented here are also derived from several other sources and I have sought to bring together as many different sources and recipes together on this page as possible. As a result there are classic French and Italian recipes within this set of Medieval dishes as well.
For all the recipes below the original Medieval text is given, along with a translation and a modern redaction that will allow you to prepare the dish in your own kitchen.
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Welcome to the Celtnet Recipe site. These pages allow you to scan through a sorted alphabetical list of all the recipes on this site, sorted by historical period.
You can also fetch recipes by the following Meal Types:
| Medieval Starters | Medieval Main Courses | Medieval Accompaniments to Main Courses |
| Medieval Desserts | Breads, Cakes and Pastries | Medieval Snacks |
| Medieval Sauces | Medieval Drinks |
Alphabetical list of Medieval Recipes follows (limited to 100 recipes per page). There are 240 recipes in total:
| A Cypriot Dish (Vyande Cypre) Origin: England | Cawdel of Samoun (Caudle of Salmon) Origin: English | Egredouce (Meat in Sweet and Sour Sauce) Origin: England |
| A dauce egre (Fish in Sweet and Sour Sauce) Origin: England | Chardwardon Origin: England | Egredouce of fysche (Fish in Sweet and Sour Sauce) Origin: England |
| A Potage of Roysons (A Pudding of Raisins) Origin: England | Charlet Origin: England | Elus Bakyn in Dyshes (Eels baked in dishes) Origin: England |
| Almond Mylk (Almond Milk) Origin: England | Charlet Yforced (Meat Charlet) Origin: England | Elys in Brewet (Eels in Bruet) Origin: English |
| Apple Muse Origin: England | Chastletes (Little Castles) Origin: English | Eowtes of Flessh (Herbs Like Flesh) Origin: England |
| Appulmoy (Apple Stew) Origin: England | Chaudyn for swanns (Swan with Entrail Sauce) Origin: England | Erbolat Origin: England |
| Aquapatys Origin: England | Chewetts of flesh day (Chewetts for Flesh Days) Origin: English | Erbowle Origin: England |
| Bake Mete Pye (Pie of Baked Meat) Origin: England | Chewetts on fysche day (Chewetts for Fish Days) Origin: English | Fenkel in Soppes (Fennel in Sauce) Origin: England |
| Balloc Broth Origin: English | Chickenes Endoryed (Gilded Chicken) Origin: England | Filetes in galyntyne Origin: England |
| Barley Gruel Origin: England | Chyches (Roast Chickpeas) Origin: England | Flampoyntes (Flan Points) Origin: England |
| Barley Wine (Strong Ale) Origin: British | Chykenes in Grauey (Chickens in Gravy) Origin: English | Flaumpens Origin: England |
| Basic Pastry Origin: England | Chykenes in Gravey (Chicken in Gravy) Origin: England | Fonnell Origin: England |
| Benes y Fryed (Medieval Fried Beans) Origin: England | Chyryse Origin: England | For to make blank manger (To Make White Food) Origin: English |
| Blank Desne (White Desire) Origin: England | Chysanne (A Dish to be Eaten Cold) Origin: English | For to make pomme doryes and other thyngs (How to Make Golden Apples and Other Things) Origin: England |
| Blank Dessorre Origin: England | Clarrey (Claret) Origin: England | Frumente (Wheat in Milk and Broth) Origin: England |
| Blank Maunger Origin: England | Clate Origin: England | Frumente yn lentyn (Frumenty in Lent) Origin: England |
| Blaunche Powder (Blanche Powder) Origin: England | Cold Bruet (Cold Brewet) Origin: England | Frytor of pastronakes of skyrwyts and of apples (Fritters of Parsnips, Skirrets and of Apples) Origin: England |
| Brewet of Ayrenn (Scrambled Eggs) Origin: England | Comadore (Fruit Pie Delicacies) Origin: English | Frytour Blaunched (White Fritters) Origin: England |
| Bruet Sarcenes (Saracen Brewet) Origin: England | Comarye Origin: England | Frytour of Erebes (Herb Fritters) Origin: England |
| Bryndons Origin: England | Compost Origin: England | Frytour of Mylke (Milk Fritters) Origin: England |
| Bukkeande Origin: England | Conger in sawce (Conger Eels in Sauce) Origin: English | Frytour of mylke II (Milk Fritters II) Origin: England |
| Bursen Origin: England | Connates Origin: England | Frytour of Pasturnakes (Parsnip Fritters) Origin: England |
| Burseu (A Dish of Minced Meat) Origin: English | Connynges in Clere Broth (Rabbits in Clear Broth) Origin: England | Funges (Mushrooms) Origin: England |
| Bursews Origin: England | Connynges in Syrup (Rabbits in Syrup) Origin: England | Fyletes in galyntyne (Fillets in a Sauce of Meat Juices) Origin: English |
| Buttered Wortes (Buttered Greens) Origin: England | Conynges in Cynee (Rabbits in Blood and Vinegar Broth with Onion) Origin: English | Fyletus in Galentyne (Fillets in a Sauce of Meat Juices) Origin: England |
| Caboches in Potage (Cabbage Stew) Origin: England | Conynges in Gravey (Rabbits in Gravy) Origin: England | Galintine (Galantyne) Origin: England |
| Cameline Sauce Origin: French | Corate Origin: England | Galyntine Origin: England |
| Capons in Concy (Capons in Confit) Origin: England | Corate II Origin: English | Gees in hoggepot (Hodge-podge of Geese) Origin: English |
| Capons in Concy II (Chicken in Bread-thickened Stock with Eggs) Origin: English | Cotagrys (Cockatrice) Origin: England | Gelee of fleche (Meat in Jelly) Origin: English |
| Capoun or Gos Farced (Stuffed Capon or Goose) Origin: England | Crème Bastarde (Custard Sauce) Origin: England | Gelee of fysche (Fish in Jelly) Origin: English |
| Carnel of Pork (Pork Flesh) Origin: English | Crustardes of Flessh Origin: England | Gelyne in Dubbatte (Hen in Wine Broth) Origin: England |
| Caudel for gees (Caudle for Geese) Origin: England | Daryols Origin: England | Gode Broth (Basic Medieval Broth) Origin: England |
| Caudel of Muskels (Caudle of Mussels) Origin: England | Drawen Benes (Mixed Beans) Origin: England | |
| Caudell Origin: England | Drepee (Small Birds in Almond Milk) Origin: England |
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