Foods in Medieval Cookbooks
A full set of data showing what foods are listed in which medieval sources.
Data comparisons
A comparison of ingredient use for selected items, compiled from the data below.
Source Data
Denmark |
Koge Bog (1616) |
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England |
Forme of Cury (1390) Ancient Cookery (1425) Liber cure cocorum (1430) Two Fifteenth-Century Cookery Books (1450) A Noble Boke off Cookry (~1468) A Proper newe Booke of Cokerye (1550) A Book of Cookrye (1591) The Good Housewife's Jewell (1596) Delights for Ladies (1609) |
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France |
Enseignements (1300) Le Viandier de Taillevent (1380) Le Menagier de Paris (1393) Du fait de cuisine (1420) Le Recueil de Riom (15th c.) Ouverture de Cuisine (1604) |
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Germany |
Ein Buch von guter spise (1345) Das Kochbuch des Meisters Eberhard (1450) |
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Italy |
An Anonymous Tuscan Cookery Book (ca. 1400) Libro di cucina / Libro per cuoco (14th/15th c.) The Neapolitan recipe collection (15th c.) |
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Netherlands |
Een notabel boecxken van cokeryen (ca. 1510) Wel ende edelike spijse (late 15th c.) |