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Nobles usually ate two meals during the day. The first was dinner at midday. Then there was supper in the evening. They did not have breakfast in the morning because they did not need to fuel labor, and they wanted to avoid breakfast to avoid the sin of gluttony, or the appearance of it. So they broke fast, or breakfasted, on a full meal with soup, fine bread, fish, meat, pastries, vegetables, and so on, at about noon.
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JudyThey hunted, the serfs and peasants on their estates grew crops and they also had to give them a percentage of their personal crops, they had farm animals that gave them the milk and cheese, they bought from local farmers, some of the taxes were paid with food. If they were near a river they would charge the boatman a part of his load for the use of the river. They would steal it when they were at war.
2nd answer: There are some inaccuracies in the above. In the fields of a particular village some of the land would belong to the lord, some would be held by the peasant farmers. Unfree peasants owed labor to the lord, up to two days per week, which would be spent working his fields. The product of their own fields was theirs to keep, although there were taxes and fees in addition to the labor obligations, some of which were paid in goods. Most of a noble's food came from his own lands, animals, and gardens. His lands were worked by peasants, but peasants were not necessarily giving a percentage of their crops to the lord.
Luxury foods not available locally would have been imported for the wealthy. In Northwestern Europe that would include things such as spices, almonds (a favorite flavoring), and rice.
European nobles of the middle ages like the trade fairs because they felt it helped the citizens connect and unite.
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What did nobles eat for breakfast?
Nobles ate eggs, nuts, and fruits for their morning breakfast.
What did princesses eat for breakfast in Medieval time?
Most people in the middle ages (medieval ages) did not eat breakfast because they were continuing their "fast" from dinner. (This only applies to some people.) If you did eat breakfast you would eat nuts, berries, and eggs. If you didn't eat breakfast you would still have a chance to eat at your midmorning meal which usually consisted of the same stuff, (nuts berries and eggs.)
What did the Middle ages eat?
eeldeerboarvarious birdsfishbeeflambmuttonvegetablesappleshoney as a sweetenerbreadsdoor micepheasantsporkNo potatoes, tomatoes, and chocolate
When did they eat middle age food?
in the middle ages kings ,popes,knights and more ate fish and vegtables that the peasant's grew
Did the people in the middle ages eat rice?
Rice was introduced to Europe in the 10th century by Moors in Spain. It was also brought to Italy by Arabs and was grown as far north as southern France by the end of the Middle Ages. It was expensive, but was available, in much of Europe of the later Middle Ages, and was eaten by wealthy people. There are links for sources below.
