At the table in the Renaissance:a “rich” banquet in which fruit and eggs can be seen
What was brought to the table in Italy between the 15th and 16th centuries ?
What were the most popular foods ?
Also with regard to the Renaissance, as with any other historical epoch, a distinction needs to be made between the various social classes , as the meals of the rich and those of the poor were substantially very different from each other.
Generally speaking, we can say that the wealthiest classes ate above all game and fruit, while the peasants and all the humblest strata of the population fed mainly on cereals, rice and legumes (the soups were the typical dish of the daily diet), as well as with rye bread, which was the staple of their diet.
The meat it was rarely part of the meals of the poor:30 kilos of consumption per year was the maximum that could be afforded.
The discovery of America in 1492 revolutionized many aspects of life, including nutrition, since on Italian tables, even if not before the middle of the 16th century, previously unknown foods such as tomatoes, corn and potatoes made their appearance, never to leave them again , which met with immediate success.
The eggs and cheeses instead, they abounded throughout the Renaissance almost everywhere.