Cookbook Analysis
Forme of Cury (England, 1390)
286 recipes
Meats
| fish / seafood | 22% | 62 |
| poultry | 15% | 44 |
| pork | 13% | 40 |
| game birds | 9% | 27 |
| rabbit | 4% | 14 |
| beef | 3% | 11 |
| venison | 2% | 8 |
| sheep / mutton | 1% | 5 |
| goat | 1% | 4 |
| geese | 1% | 4 |
| duck | < 1% | 2 |
Fruits / Vegetables
| onions | 15% | 45 |
| raisins | 13% | 39 |
| currants | 6% | 20 |
| apples | 5% | 15 |
| figs | 4% | 14 |
| dates | 3% | 10 |
| pears | 3% | 9 |
| prunes | 2% | 6 |
| beans | 1% | 5 |
| olives | 1% | 5 |
| peas | 1% | 5 |
| turnips | 1% | 5 |
| cabbage | 1% | 3 |
| damsons | 1% | 3 |
| mullberries | 1% | 3 |
| pasternakes | 1% | 3 |
| cherries | < 1% | 2 |
| grapes | < 1% | 2 |
| pomegranates | < 1% | 2 |
| skirrets | < 1% | 2 |
| chick peas | < 1% | 1 |
| gourds | < 1% | 1 |
| leeks | < 1% | 1 |
| mushrooms | < 1% | 1 |
| quince | < 1% | 1 |
| radishes | < 1% | 1 |
Spices
| salt | 47% | 137 |
| saffron | 39% | 112 |
| ginger | 23% | 67 |
| pepper | 14% | 42 |
| casia | 11% | 33 |
| cloves | 9% | 28 |
| galingale | 6% | 19 |
| parsley | 5% | 17 |
| mace | 4% | 14 |
| sage | 4% | 13 |
| sandalwood | 4% | 13 |
| garlic | 4% | 12 |
| gillyflower | 3% | 9 |
| anise | 2% | 8 |
| fennel | 2% | 7 |
| cubebs | 2% | 6 |
| mint | 2% | 6 |
| cumin | 1% | 5 |
| savory | 1% | 4 |
| rue | 1% | 3 |
| borage | < 1% | 2 |
| corriander | < 1% | 2 |
| grains of paradise | < 1% | 2 |
| mustard | < 1% | 2 |
| rosemary | < 1% | 2 |
| avens | < 1% | 1 |
| caraway | < 1% | 1 |
| cardamom | < 1% | 1 |
| comfrey | < 1% | 1 |
| dittany | < 1% | 1 |
| marjoram | < 1% | 1 |
| orage | < 1% | 1 |
| tansy | < 1% | 1 |
Other Ingredients
| almonds | 28% | 81 |
| sugar | 27% | 79 |
| eggs | 26% | 77 |
| wine | 25% | 73 |
| milk | 25% | 72 |
| flour | 20% | 58 |
| vinegar | 15% | 43 |
| rice | 14% | 41 |
| oil | 6% | 18 |
| cheese | 5% | 15 |
| verjuice | 4% | 13 |
| ale | 4% | 12 |
| amidon | 4% | 12 |
| pine nuts | 3% | 9 |
| alkanet | 2% | 7 |
| cream | 2% | 7 |
| butter | 2% | 6 |
| roses | 1% | 5 |
| oatmeal | < 1% | 2 |
| ale vinegar | < 1% | 1 |
| hawthorn | < 1% | 1 |
| marrow | < 1% | 1 |
| violets | < 1% | 1 |
| walnuts | < 1% | 1 |