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 Medieval
feasts and dinners were remarkably similar to our own modern manner
of eating, today's meals generally start out light, such as with a
soup or salad, then move on to the meats and vegetables, and end
with something sweet.
Medieval meals, too, followed such a pattern, but the reasons for
the foods that were eaten, how they were prepared, and when they
were eaten were much different than ours of today.
Medieval cooks were advised by physicians to prepare foods that were
properly balanced with the "four Humours" in mind.
The Four Humours
A traditional theory of physiology in which the state of health and
by extension the state of mind, or character depended upon a balance
among the four elemental fluids: blood, yellow bile, phlegm, and
black bile. These were closely allied with the four elements (air,
fire, water, and earth).
| BLOOD |
YELLOW BILE |
PHLEGM |
BLACK BILE |
| Air |
Fire |
Water |
Earth |
| hot and moist |
hot and dry |
cold and moist |
cold and dry |
| "SANGUINE" |
"CHOLERIC" |
"PHLEGMATIC" |
"MELANCHOLIC" |
| (amorous, happy, generous) |
(violent, vengeful) |
(dull, pale, cowardly) |
(gluttonous, lazy, sentimental) |
I had a huge feast, and have stocked up with great food to
continue my journey.
Journey Provisions
Camp Site Weapons
Castle Feast
River Crossing
Market Inn
Fair Joist
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