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In Galavant S1E6, the character Chef declines to poison a royal banquet, but instead feeds everyone things they’re allergic to instead. What was known about allergies in this time period (13th Century), and how carefully would a cook in the royal court have to tread in regards to guests’ allergies?

by /u/Lentra888 in /r/AskHistorians

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