25 Modern Foods People Would Use to Impress a Medieval King

‘Pad thai’
25 Modern Foods People Would Use to Impress a Medieval King

When people talk about the exponential growth of technology, they’re usually referring to ever-shrinking memory storage or something else electronic. The same principles apply to food; the sort of things we’re snacking on day-to-day would be awe-inspiring to even our childhood selves.

So how would someone from times well and truly past handle a modern meal, and what would you bring him? That’s exactly the question Redditors weighed in on with their personal suggestions for snacks and meals to bequeath a medieval king via time travel. 

Whether they’re looking to simply impress or secure ancient power, here are their best menu ideas…

 3y ago Pop rocks might freak them out 4.6K ...
dmizer Зу ago Chemical levening didn't exist until the mid 1800s, and the only way to add air to baked goods was to add beer barm to get yeast, or whip egg whites. You don't want beer barm in your cake, so medieval cakes were dry, dense lumps of dried fruit and spices. I would bring a cake. Not only would it blow their mind, but I would be able to recreate it. 1.9K ...
inksmudgedhands Зу ago Vanilla. Now I know what you are thinking? Vanilla?! But it's so..... vanilla. Thing is, if I am trying to impress a European king from the Dark Ages, that's exactly I would bring to him because vanilla is a New World plant. No one in the Eastern Hemisphere would have tasted it before. Imagine the king trying something as simple as vanilla sugar cookies or vanilla ice cream. Imagine a plain vanilla cupcake with vanilla buttercream. All the things we take for granted these days, all the things that we deem boring, he would be struck dumb
throwawaypatien . 3y ago A pineapple. Pineapples didn't come to England until the Stuart era. 2.5K ...
Fessir . 3y ago He'd probably lose his mind over a Reese's Cup. 1.8K
rlvadam . 3y ago Dippin' Dots. According to their slogan, they're the ice cream of our future, so it'd be extra impressive. 1.4K ...
 3y ago An Oreo McFlurry. 791 ...
TheJewBoi69 3y ago Can I just say a single potato chip 238 ...
Xenton Зу ago Processed sugar Modern soybeans Coffee beans Just destroy human diets a few centuries early with crops that grow like weeds and can be made into addictive or easy food for the masses. 414 ...
Manekosan . 3y ago Pad thai 153 ...
earic23 3y ago Lasagna. No one can fuck with a legit lasagna. 325 ...
Josley187 . 3y ago Doritos locos tacos 135 ...
HoopOnPoop . 3y ago Pop Tarts for breakfast, Hot Pockets for lunch, and a calzone for dinner. Every possible way to stuff an entire meal inside of bread. 311 ...
Outlandish_323 . Зу ago A massive, extremely deep fried, thickly crusted chicken fried steak with tons of gravy on top. With a side of mozzarella sticks. And a bottle of cherry coke on the side. 165 ...
Justasimplewanker21 . 3y ago Mac and cheese. 162 ...
untamedwaves 3y ago The 60 pounds of honey I just harvested from my hives. It was rare to have so much honey in medieval times as people who had honey were thought to be 'wealthy' and 'with God'. Ok, I know it's not from the future but still a king would be impressed and it would win me favor with the king and the other nobles. And if the king wanted more, I could get more. 148 ...
Atariese 3y ago Choco Taco. If they were impressive for hundreds of years Maybe then we would still have them today. 129 ...
jolyoio . Зу ago Coca cola can. WITH the can. Also a straw. 60 ...
3Quarksfor . 3y ago A spray can of whipping cream. 56 ...
ZerOStudioz . Зy ago A Whopper 52 ...
toshibathezombie 3y ago a twinkie. magic food from the future which never goes off 36 ...
CaniborrowaThrillho . 3y ago An Italian sub, extra peppers, side of oil and vinegar chips. Boom 13 ...
petrogradsky . 3y ago Anything with MSG ought to do the trick. 12 ...
newsfromplanetmike . 3y ago Citrus. This will prevent your sailors from getting scurvy. 11 ...
leylalopez92 . 3y ago A hibachi fire onion volcano 2.2K ...

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