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The Strange Medieval System of Dietary Science - Neatorama

It's true that medieval peasants ate whatever was available, or whatever mama served. But physicians and thinkers of the time had their own theories of what foods were healthy. These ideas were published, and became known to professional chefs for the aristocracy, and spread to everyone else if they were responsible for a family's diet. Foods were categorized as cold or hot and wet or dry. Too much of any of these properties was not healthy, but you could change them with cooking methods. For ex