The BIGGEST Lie About Medieval Food (Rotten Meat Myth Busted) 🥩🚫

You were taught that medieval spices were used to hide the taste of rotten meat. Historians have shown that story never actually happened. Spices such as pepper, cinnamon and cloves cost more than fresh meat itself, so only the wealthy could buy them, and the wealthy were the people least likely to be stuck eating spoiled food. The real reason spices mattered had nothing to do with rot. In this video: Why this myth still gets repeated in classrooms today How expensive medieval spices actually were What spices really signaled about a household The belief about digestion spices were tied to Sources: History Myths Debunked, Elizabeth Chadwick medieval history blog New episodes uncovering the real history behind everyday life, every week. #History #HistoryFacts #MythBusting #WhyWhyWhy #HistoryExplained