Medieval recipes

As stated in the Catalan Medieval cookbook Libre de Sent Soví, almonds were a part of myriad dishes. In the Middle Ages cooks used almonds in ways that we have forgotten. With the tremendous interest in cooking that Catalonia experiences today, I wouldn't be surprised if people took up that interesting tradition again.

Now that we all try to be as health-conscious as possible, it is important that we remember that almonds are tremendously healthy.

In Catalan medieval cooking there are many recipes that include almond milk. However, it isn't the almond milk, as we know it today: almonds, water and perhaps sugar or some sweetener.

Our almond milk from the Middle Ages was prepared with almonds, and chicken broth. It is very nutritious, and the almonds cleverly counteract the animal fat of the chicken broth.

In North Africa there is a couscous that you prepare with at least one pound almonds. A few years ago, I wanted to cook something completely different for Christmas, and I cooked that couscous. It was delicious, and I might repeat it soon.

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