The feasts of aristocrats and ordinary people didn’t look like horror movie scenes where everyone just grabbed the food with their hands, eating as much as they could, snorting, and throwing pieces under the table. There was an etiquette that regulated the way people ate. Most people ate with knives and spoons. They also used tablecloths.

People used their personal knives that they’d bring with them as guests. They never ate off the knives but would pick a piece of food off of it with their fingers and put it into their mouths. People weren’t allowed to put their elbows on the table or put too much food in their mouths. They couldn’t touch the salt with their fingers. The bread was cut, not just torn into pieces. Napkins were also used.

It’s also worth noting that potatoes and turkey, which have become popular in films, actually appeared only in the sixteenth century.

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