中世纪的英国国王饮食大揭秘
<p><span word="Sometime">Sometime</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="September">September</span>, <span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="hosted">hosted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="feast">feast</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="historians">historians</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="speculate">speculate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assure">assure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nobles">nobles</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="discord">discord</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="king">king</span> (<span word="then">then</span> <span word="only">only</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Uncle">Uncle</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="harvest">harvest</span> <span word="feast">feast</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manuscript">manuscript</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="creation">creation</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="certain">certain</span>. <span word="Banquets">Banquets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="feasts">feasts</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="symbols">symbols</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prestige">prestige</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="kings">kings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nobles">nobles</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="displaying">displaying</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="cutlery">cutlery</span>, <span word="extravagant">extravagant</span> <span word="dishes">dishes</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ridiculous">ridiculous</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1387 <span word="feast">feast</span>, <span word="King">King</span> <span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="II">II</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="cooks">cooks</span> <span word="commissioned">commissioned</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grocery">grocery</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="included">included</span>:</p><p>在1387年9月末，理查二世和他叔叔<span word="John">John</span> <span word="Gaunt">Gaunt</span>举办了一场联合宴会。有人猜测举办宴会是为了向众人表示两人之间并无不和，但实际上可能只是为了庆祝丰年。宴会象征着力量和尊贵，王公贵族可借此炫富。在这场盛宴前，理查二世手下超过300人的厨师队伍制作了一份购物清单，下面是其中一部分：</p><p>“<span word="Fourteen">Fourteen</span> <span word="salted">salted</span> <span word="oxen">oxen</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="oxen">oxen</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span> <span word="sheep">sheep</span>, <span word="twelve">twelve</span> <span word="boars">boars</span>, <span word="fourteen">fourteen</span> <span word="calves">calves</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="forty">forty</span> <span word="pigs">pigs</span>, <span word="three">three</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="kegs">kegs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lard">lard</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grease">grease</span>, <span word="three">three</span> <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="salted">salted</span> <span word="venison">venison</span>, <span word="fifty">fifty</span> <span word="swans">swans</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="forty">forty</span> <span word="geese">geese</span>, <span word="fifty">fifty</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="fat">fat</span> <span word="capons">capons</span>, <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="capons">capons</span>, <span word="sixty">sixty</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="hens">hens</span>, <span word="four">four</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="rabbits">rabbits</span>, <span word="four">four</span> <span word="pheasants">pheasants</span>, <span word="five">five</span> <span word="herons">herons</span>, <span word="six">six</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="goats">goats</span>, <span word="five">five</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="pullets">pullets</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="jelly">jelly</span>, <span word="twelve">twelve</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="pullets">pullets</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="roasting">roasting</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="pigeons">pigeons</span>, <span word="twelve">twelve</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="partridges">partridges</span>, <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="rabbits">rabbits</span>, <span word="twelve">twelve</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="curlews">curlews</span>, <span word="twelve">twelve</span> <span word="cranes">cranes</span>, <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="fowl">fowl</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span> <span word="gallons">gallons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="milk">milk</span>, <span word="twelve">twelve</span> <span word="gallons">gallons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cream">cream</span>, <span word="twelve">twelve</span> <span word="gallons">gallons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="curds">curds</span>, <span word="twelve">twelve</span> <span word="bushels">bushels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="apples">apples</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eleven">eleven</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="eggs">eggs</span>”</p>
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