originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com to No Stupid Questions · 8 days agois the romantic period due, in any part, to the high alcohol content of their food ?message-squaremessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up116arrow-down1message-squareis the romantic period due, in any part, to the high alcohol content of their food ?originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com to No Stupid Questions · 8 days agomessage-square15linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareOnomatopoeia@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 days agoI don’t know of any significant use of alcohol when making foods. That seems to be a more modern idea (1800’s onward). I’m no authority, this is just from reading Apicius and other historical food making sources.
minus-squareMultiplexer@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 days agoLet me introduce you to the healthy medieval childrens breakfast, consisting of old bread dipped in beer soup served with generous amounts of diluted beer! Apart from that, the Romantic era started around 1800, though…
I don’t know of any significant use of alcohol when making foods.
That seems to be a more modern idea (1800’s onward).
I’m no authority, this is just from reading Apicius and other historical food making sources.
Let me introduce you to the healthy medieval childrens breakfast, consisting of old bread dipped in beer soup served with generous amounts of diluted beer!
Apart from that, the Romantic era started around 1800, though…