Role Description____________________________________

In the castle kitchen, the cook and his staff prepared elaborate meals for the nobles and their guests. Various types of meat were prepared as well as fish such as flounder and trout. Vegetables inclued peas and beans and imported luxury foods like sugar, rice, and oranges.

Keywords______________________________________________________

kitchen	food preparation	festivals	feasts	food
food and drink	nutrition	turnspit	cooking utensils	cooking
cookhouse

Print Resources_________________________________________________

Title	Location	Call Number	Pages
Dictionary of the Middle Ages	Reference	REF 940.1 DIC	v.3, p.583
Medieval Feasts and Banquets		394.1 BHO	p. 26
Food and Feasts in the Middle Ages		394.1 ELL	p. 20
Chaucer's England		942.03 CHI	p. 86-89
Medieval Days and Ways		940.1 HAR	p. 41
Daily Life in Chaucer's England		942.03 SIN	p. 168
Life on a Medieval Barony		940.1 DAV	p. 113
Life in a Medieval Castle		940.1 BLA	p. 69

Web Resources__________________________________________________

Suggested Databases:
Thomson Gale: Student Resource Center Gold; History Resource Center-World

Web Sites:
Foodstuffs
Food Preparation
How to Cook Medieval