Medieval Pottage


Medieval FoodAs well as bread, the people of Medieval England ate a great deal of pottage. This is a kind of soup-stew made from oats. People made different kinds of pottage.

Sometimes they added beans and peas.

On other occasions they used other vegetables such as turnips and parsnips. Leek pottage was especially popular, but the crops used depended on what a peasant had grown.


 

 

 

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