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Author Archives: Christopher Monk
Medieval culinary glossary: oblées
What were oblées? How were they made? How were they eaten?
More on brains: a 15th-century recipe for calves’ or pigs’ brains
More on English medieval recipes that use brains. This “new” recipe is remarkably similar to modern day dishes using brains and eggs.
Medieval cheescake for a happy birthday
I love getting feedback from folk who try out one of my recipes. Here’s what Irys and Teal thought of Sambocade, the earliest cheesecake in England.
Language of Cookery 9: From brawn to brains
Did King Richard II have pig’s brain on the household menu? What’s the evidence for medieval English folk consuming animal brains?
Transatlantic History Ramblings
Listen in to Brian and Lauren’s Transatlantic History Ramblings podcast as they quiz me on medieval food history, and interrogate Ray, my recipe guinea pig, on what he really thinks about my modern medieval cuisine.
Medieval culinary glossary: numbles
You may have heard of numbles, but what are they exactly? What does the evidence from medieval texts suggest?
Find out in the latest excerpt from my medieval culinary glossary.
Medieval culinary glossary: mulberries
M is for mulberries. Find out how this fruit was used in Richard II’s cookery book.
Medieval culinary glossary: lasagne
Lasagne in 14th-century England! Well, yes. Though not quite like the lasagne you may be having for dinner tonight. Find out more in the latest excerpt from my glossary.
Medieval culinary glossary: jelly
J is for Jelly. The latest excerpt from my medieval culinary glossary.
MONK'S MODERN MEDIEVAL CUISINE 