![]() The show itself is a competition between 6 knights as they show off their skills in a jousting tournament. Everyone also receives a paper crown with the team color they have been assigned. At the registration desk, you are assigned a color (green, white, red, etc) and that is the knight you support throughout the tournament. The experience starts as soon as you enter the building (aka castle) where staff address you as “My Lord” and “My Lady”. Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament is a 2-hour LIVE theatrical show with horses, falcons, king, queen, knights, and horsemen. What makes Medieval Times stand out for me is there ability to accommodate halal food as well as a prayer space. This is the fourth time I have been to the show and have always had a memorable time. ![]() It seems that roasted swans, peacocks, cats, and hedgehogs were rather popular for the nobility.įurthermore, seeing as entertainment options back in the day were certainly scarcer than today, people came up with innovative and unique ways of amusing themselves during dinner.įor instance, they had roasted peacocks adorned in their own feathers and "live pies," which consisted of pastry stuffed with live frogs, served to keep dinner guests delighted and entertained all night long.Įnjoy this look at weird medieval foods? After this, why not have a look at the most painful medieval medical procedures. Then, why not learn more about medieval knights.I recently visited Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament in Toronto, Canada and had to share my pleasant experience as a Muslim visitor. Indeed, if one flicks through a recipe book from the Middle Ages one may be alarmed by the dishes suggested. While medieval foods weren't so different from the meals we eat today – think bread, porridge, pasta and vegetables for the poor and meat and spices for the rich – the way it was prepared often differed greatly from the way we prepare our food today. Of course, the rich were not so keen on this form of dining, and towards the end of the Middle Ages often sought privacy when eating their meals. Interestingly, some sources suggest that during the Middle Ages, the church advocated that the whole household eat together which meant no separation between lords and ladies and servants during the meal. But while upper classes could afford to skip breakfast, working-class men and women could not. Snacking was also quite common, albeit mostly among commoners and those performing manual labor.Īccording to some sources, breakfast was seen as a weakness and a form of gluttony by the church. This changed somewhat during the Middle Ages in that two meals a day – dinner at noon and supper in the evening – became the norm. ![]() Anything else was seen as gluttony, and no one wanted to be a glutton. Yet the Romans did not see it that way and stuck to only eating one big meal at noon. For example, most of us consider breakfast, lunch, and dinner vitally important meals that are not to be skipped if one can help it. Our eating habits have transformed drastically over the centuries in both the food we eat and the way we eat it. When the top of the pie was cut open, the frogs would leap out and spring down the table, causing as much alarm as laughter among the guests. ![]() Similarly, live frogs would often be placed inside a pie. But just as the chicken was about to be carved it would make off down the table, leaving chaos in its wake. When the chicken fell asleep in the kitchen, it was brought out onto the table along with other dishes. Take the live chicken for example – a chicken was plucked alive in boiling water and glazed which gave it the appearance of it having been roasted. People liked to be amused at the table and so medieval chefs came up with the idea of serving live animals that appeared to be dead at first glance but that would then run off once served at the table. Medieval dinner parties were spectacles in themselves.
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