Visual meaning of 'pottage'? - learn with images, example in daily life

Visual illustration of pottage: A thick soup or stew, made by boiling vegetables, grains, and sometimes meat or fish, a staple food throughout Europe in the Middle Ages.

noun

A thick soup or stew, made by boiling vegetables, grains, and sometimes meat or fish, a staple food throughout Europe in the Middle Ages.

"After a long day working in the fields, the farmer looked forward to a hearty bowl of pottage to warm him up. "

food history vegetable

Visual illustration of pottage: An oatmeal porridge.

noun

An oatmeal porridge.

"The family ate a simple pottage of oats for breakfast to save money. "