England's oldest surviving cookbook is over 600 years old.
Compiled around 1390 for King Richard II's royal kitchens, The Forme of Cury contains nearly 200 recipes ranging from roast meats and pies to spiced sauces and elaborate feasts.
Its name comes from the Middle English word cury, meaning cookery.
Among them were dishes flavoured with saffron, cinnamon, ginger and cloves, showing that medieval kitchens were far more sophisticated than many people imagine.
The manuscript still survives today, offering a direct link to the tastes of the fourteenth century.
Would you try a meal from medieval England?
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📷: Original Forme of Cury manuscript housed at the New York Public Library.
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The dark walls of the Historic Royal Palaces were accented with these magnificent objects, positioning blue and white
ceramics at the height of fashion and popularising them as a symbol of royal taste of the time.
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