SC - questions/kinda long, sorry

[Bonne of Traquair]

> Why would you want to? These type of eaters were restricted to 'holy' men and 
> would unlikely have been invitees to a feast. OTOH, vegetarian meant no meat 
> but did not exclude fish in period so the fish dishes that would be included 
> in a normal feast would easily have provided for these special interest 
> people.

I know Ras won't believe me as my information came from those infamous
secondary sources-- but not eating meat, or even going to the extreme of
not eating fish-- were medieval penances and/or religious restrictions
that even laypeople could and did take up when they or their religious
advisors thought it advisable, especially on pilgrimage-- which is when
they would be visiting others of equal rank.

Anybody recall if the Louis of France who was married to Eleanor of
Aquitane indulged in vegetarianism or giving up animal flesh? I remember
he was a thorn in the side of good cooks for his preference for 'simple'
food in his lifelong penances...

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