I spend a night inside the medieval walls of Carcassonne one of France’s most iconic fortresses and try to cook up a true peasant’s feast Using just a small stove and a backpack of ingredients I track ...

It’s easy to romanticize peasant cooking, especially when the peasants you have in mind are Italian, awash in local products such as extra-virgin olive oil, pine nuts, pancetta, wine and fresh herbs ...

Medieval peasants mainly ate stews of meat and vegetables, along with dairy products such as cheese, according to a study of old cooking pots. Researchers analysed food residues from the remains of ...