Nothing. Dude it was the black death during the middle ages.
salt and spices
For the most part foods were stored by cooking and salting them, like making beef jerky for example. This allowed the foods to last through the winter.
Spices in the middle ages were expensive because the spices were carried overland and took years to reach Europe. After the crusades, the Arabs did not allow spices to reach Europe.
Spices were desirable to the wealthy because it gave them a chance to show off their wealth by adding new exotic flavors to food. Spices were imported from other countries and quite expensive so the low class did nit have much access to them.
Nothing. Dude it was the black death during the middle ages.
The answer is probably "spices." "Salt" is another possibility.
Silks and spices were prized during the Middle Ages. The trade was largely controlled by the Venetians. More indirectly, for most Europeans, it was controled by Arabs and the Byzantines.
egyptians,greeks,romans
They used salt (NaCl) mixed with a very small amount of saltpetre (KNO3). The process of preserving meet this way is called "curing".
salt and spices
Spices and silk an porcelain/china
For the most part foods were stored by cooking and salting them, like making beef jerky for example. This allowed the foods to last through the winter.
The most expensive food items in general were spices. Of the spices, the most expensive was saffron.
Spices in the middle ages were expensive because the spices were carried overland and took years to reach Europe. After the crusades, the Arabs did not allow spices to reach Europe.
well your wording is confusing😕
Spices were desirable to the wealthy because it gave them a chance to show off their wealth by adding new exotic flavors to food. Spices were imported from other countries and quite expensive so the low class did nit have much access to them.