Gastronomy
During the Medieval period, various types of fowl were consumed as food, with the poorer populations (such as serfs) consuming more common birds, such as chicken. However, the more wealthy gentry were privileged to more exotic foods, such as swan, and even peafowl was consumed. On a king's table, a peacock would be for ostentatious display as much as for culinary consumption.
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