Contents
Introduction
Invitation to the Voyage
CHAPTER I
Medieval Near, Medieval Far
CHAPTER II
Medieval Cookbooks
CHAPTER III
The Grammar of Food
CHAPTER IV
The Times of Food
CHAPTER V
The Aroma of Civilization:
Bread
CHAPTER VI
Hunger for Meat
CHAPTER VII
The Ambiguous Position of Fish
CHAPTER VIII
From Milk to Cheeses
CHAPTER IX
Condiment/Fundament:
The Battle of Oil, Lard, and Butter
CHAPTER X
The Bread Tree
CHAPTER XI
The Flavor of Water
CHAPTER XII
The Civilization of Wine
CHAPTER XIII
Rich Food, Poor Food
CHAPTER XIV
Monastic Cooking
CHAPTER XV
The Pilgrim’s Food
CHAPTER XVI
The Table as a Representation of the World
CHAPTER XVII
The Fork and the Hands
CHAPTER XVIII
The Taste of Knowledge
Notes
Bibliography
Index