Medieval Cookbooks: Something to Inspire the Medieval Cook in all of us!

The Medieval Kitchen - A Social History with Recipes

Baby it’s cold outside. Brrrrr! It’s January, snow is blowing, frost is nipping at your toes – it’s a great time to cook a hearty, hot meal. Want to make it even better? Try a medieval menu! Here are a few books to inspire the medieval cook in all of us.

Sword and Spirit: Bushido in Practice from the Late Sengoku Era through the Edo Period

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Bushido’s derivative word, bushi, was the original term for the upper warrior classes. The spiritual aspects of it arose from two main sources: Buddhism and Shintoism. Buddhism provided the necessary components for bravery in the face of death.

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