Omega 3
Rent, Lent and Charity.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.30498Keywords:
United Kingdom , oily fish, herring, eel, mackeral, salmon, omega 3, medieval diet, Archaeology, documentary sources, consumption, fishing industry, lent, dietary restrictions, fasting, christianity, monastic diet, cured fish, Food and ClassAbstract
The author looks at the consumption history of 4 fish in Britain from the medieval period using documentary and archaeological data: herring, eel, mackeral, salmon -- all oily fish, so called because they store lipids in their flesh. The results suggest that the high level of consumption of these species in the past may have supplied a sufficient intake of Omega 3 in pre-industrial Britain.
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