The washing of the hands, the cutting of the meat, and the use of all those different kinds of flavour…

In the evening, after the tournament, the knights and their ladies would often feast. Properly dressed they would seat themselves on long tables where wine was poured aplenty and delicious platters served. Of course this was all performed according to the proper 15th century etiquette, values and recipes!

Learn about the 15th century sense of hygiene, society, etiquette and taste buds. Hire Foundation HEI for a demonstration of an excellent banquet.

Have a look at this short movie about the banquet, made for the exhibition on Tournament Knights for the Dutch Armymuseum in 2011 (in Dutch):