Bubba wrote:
> <RJ> wrote:
>> I've been reading a book about "Latin American Cuisine".
>> They started to list the foods that came from the New World;
>>
>> Corn Potatoes Yams Chili Peppers
>> Beans Squash Tomatoes Chocolate,
>> etc.etc.
>>
>> I can't imagine a meal without one of these ingredients.
>>
>> Pre-Columbian European cooking must've been pretty dull.
>> Cabbage, beets, pork, grain-based starches.....
>>
>> Imagine Italian cooking without tomatoes.
>> or Asian cuisine without peppers.
>>
>> What made up a common meal in 14th century Europe ?
>>
>>
>> <rj>
>
> Would depend on your location and social status.
> Try this link for some English info:
>
> http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/foc/
>
> Bubba
>
Lots of stew/soup type dishes until the wide spread use of Cast iron or
standardized cuts of meat, if you even had access to meat.