re: #323 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

Nonetheless, for a great deal of the peasant population, even smoked meats were a Sunday treats, fresh meats reserved for high holidays

Which was more than people today realize - in 1200, in England, there were along with the 52 Sunday’s, 46 feast days. So, more than a 1/4 but less than a 1/3 of the year were “special” days when even the peasants could expect better food from their liege. And those who had extra jobs on the manor would have more options as well - generally a fair amount of fresh fish (especially eels) was common.