The food during Medieval banquets and feast halls were noisy and colourful. They had musicians, dogs running around, merriment, cheer and even fighting! So what was it they ate and drank regularly? And what made medieval taverns so attractive despite their constant brawling? And did people drink much at home besides water? Can I just say that water itself wasn't in good quality back then so it wasn't the most safest to drink.
Quote: Medieval Drinks, particularly wine, were also preferred with food as water was generally considered bad for digestion. The most common medieval drinks were alcoholic which were considered nutritious and were also less prone to putrefaction because of the presence of alcohol. milk was confined to the young or elderly and was mainly consumed by the poor or the sick. Among the nobility and royals, wine was the preferred beverage while the Medieval drinks of the common people were mainly beer or ale.
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Medieval drinks
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