How did Europe get out of its dark ages? It’s not a wholesome story, as the secret to their success was mainly the conquest and plunder of other peoples’ luxury goods, namely their foods and spices. Classic Europe.
Would it surprise if I told you that the Black Death did a lot to help as well? Come take a culinary journey through the High and Late Middle Ages, and see why.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Food: A Cultural and Culinary History, lecture by Ken Albala
Life in a Medieval Castle: Medieval Food
Trubek, Amy B. (2000). Haute Cuisine: How the French Invented the Culinary Profession. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press
Economic History Association – The Economic Impact of the Black Death
ANTHROCHEF 
Just FYI, the only scrolls being read in Europe by the time of the middle ages were probably Jewish Torahs. Christians were early adopters of the codex form (what we think of as a normal book now). Here’s a link to a short article on the subject. Enjoy!
https://aeon.co/ideas/the-birth-of-the-book-on-christians-romans-and-the-codex
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