Cookbook Analysis
Le Recueil de Riom (France, 15th century)
49 recipes
Meats
| fish | 32% | 16 |
| beef | 30% | 15 |
| poultry | 16% | 8 |
| pork | 14% | 7 |
| game birds | 10% | 5 |
| rabbit | 6% | 3 |
| goat | 4% | 2 |
| sheep / mutton | 4% | 2 |
| venison | 4% | 2 |
| geese | 2% | 1 |
Fruits / Vegetables
| onions | 18% | 9 |
| grapes | 8% | 4 |
| peas | 8% | 4 |
| apples | 2% | 1 |
| pomegranates | 2% | 1 |
Spices
| ginger | 51% | 25 |
| grains of paradise | 32% | 16 |
| cloves | 30% | 15 |
| pepper | 22% | 11 |
| saffron | 16% | 8 |
| cinnamon | 12% | 6 |
| nutmeg | 12% | 6 |
| mace | 10% | 5 |
| parsley | 10% | 5 |
| salt | 6% | 3 |
| sorrel | 4% | 2 |
| galingale | 2% | 1 |
| garlic | 2% | 1 |
| spikenard | 2% | 1 |
Other Ingredients
| bread | 36% | 18 |
| wine | 30% | 15 |
| verjuice | 26% | 13 |
| vinegar | 18% | 9 |
| almonds | 14% | 7 |
| eggs | 14% | 7 |
| sugar | 14% | 7 |
| cheese | 8% | 4 |
| lard | 8% | 4 |
| oil | 8% | 4 |
| milk | 4% | 2 |
| wheat | 2% | 1 |
| marrow | 2% | 1 |