Cookbook Analysis
Le Menagier de Paris (France, 1393 - Janet Hinson, trans.)
597 recipes
Meats
| fish / seafood | 28% | 172 |
| pork | 18% | 111 |
| beef | 15% | 95 |
| poultry | 13% | 79 |
| venison | 10% | 63 |
| game birds | 6% | 39 |
| sheep / mutton | 5% | 32 |
| goose | 2% | 17 |
| rabbit | 2% | 16 |
| goat | 2% | 12 |
| duck | 1% | 11 |
| bear | <1% | 3 |
| turtle | <1% | 3 |
| hedgehogs | <1% | 2 |
| whale | <1% | 2 |
| frogs | <1% | 1 |
| snails | <1% | 1 |
| squirrel | <1% | 1 |
Fruits / Vegetables
| peas | 6% | 37 |
| onions | 5% | 33 |
| beets | 3% | 22 |
| cabbage | 2% | 14 |
| grapes | 2% | 14 |
| turnips | 2% | 12 |
| apples | 1% | 11 |
| scallions | 1% | 11 |
| oranges | 1% | 9 |
| figs | 1% | 8 |
| pears | 1% | 7 |
| cress | <1% | 5 |
| genista | <1% | 4 |
| lettuce | <1% | 4 |
| peaches | <1% | 4 |
| pomegranates | <1% | 4 |
| spinach | <1% | 4 |
| cherries | <1% | 3 |
| chicory | <1% | 2 |
| citron | <1% | 2 |
| dates | <1% | 2 |
| endive | <1% | 2 |
| leeks | <1% | 2 |
| medlars | <1% | 2 |
| quince | <1% | 2 |
| barberries | <1% | 1 |
| carrots | <1% | 1 |
| celery | <1% | 1 |
| cucumbers | <1% | 1 |
| gourds | <1% | 1 |
| mulberries | <1% | 1 |
| radishes | <1% | 1 |
| shallots | <1% | 1 |
Spices
| ginger | 15% | 93 |
| salt | 15% | 91 |
| saffron | 10% | 63 |
| cloves | 9% | 57 |
| parsley | 8% | 52 |
| cinnamon / cassia | 7% | 47 |
| pepper | 5% | 35 |
| sage | 4% | 28 |
| mustard | 3% | 20 |
| grains of paradise | 3% | 19 |
| garlic | 2% | 16 |
| nutmeg | 2% | 14 |
| galingale | 2% | 13 |
| sorrel | 1% | 11 |
| mace | 1% | 8 |
| hyssop | <1% | 5 |
| marjoram | <1% | 5 |
| fennel | <1% | 4 |
| mint | <1% | 4 |
| rosemary | <1% | 4 |
| anise | <1% | 3 |
| coriander | <1% | 3 |
| chervil | <1% | 2 |
| cubebs | <1% | 2 |
| juniper | <1% | 2 |
| tansy | <1% | 2 |
| alexander | <1% | 1 |
| camomile | <1% | 1 |
| caraway | <1% | 1 |
| cumin | <1% | 1 |
| pennyroyal | <1% | 1 |
| rue | <1% | 1 |
| savory | <1% | 1 |
Other Ingredients
| wine | 18% | 108 |
| verjuice | 15% | 94 |
| bread | 15% | 90 |
| eggs | 11% | 68 |
| vinegar | 11% | 68 |
| almonds | 7% | 43 |
| oil | 7% | 43 |
| milk | 6% | 36 |
| sugar | 5% | 33 |
| cheese | 5% | 30 |
| butter | 3% | 22 |
| flour | 3% | 22 |
| marrow | 2% | 13 |
| wheat | 2% | 13 |
| rice | 2% | 12 |
| honey | 1% | 10 |
| lard | 1% | 10 |
| roses | 1% | 10 |
| beans | 1% | 9 |
| olives | 1% | 9 |
| chestnuts | 1% | 8 |
| cream | 1% | 7 |
| walnuts | 1% | 6 |
| barley | <1% | 5 |
| violets | <1% | 5 |
| oats | <1% | 3 |
| rosewater | <1% | 3 |
| starch | <1% | 3 |
| suet | <1% | 3 |
| turnsole | <1% | 2 |
| yeast | <1% | 2 |
| alkanet | <1% | 1 |
| beer | <1% | 1 |
| buttermilk | <1% | 1 |
| mallow | <1% | 1 |