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2. Cockentrice: Medieval Frankenfood

2. Cockentrice: Medieval Frankenfood
A roasted cockentrice, a dramatic pig-capon hybrid centerpiece from opulent medieval banquets.

The cockentrice was a fantastical feast centerpiece, popular in medieval banquets. Cooks sewed together the front half of a pig and the back half of a capon (or vice versa), roasting the hybrid beast. Paraded at grand feasts, the dish was more about spectacle than taste (thevintagenews.com).

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