The Rochester Priory flan
/The master miller of Rochester Priory received a food gift at Easter for his services to the community of monks there. That gift was a flan. In this video, Dr Christopher Monk recreates a medieval recipe for a sweet creamy flan: silky smooth and delicious!
The recipe download and YouTube channel video offer a little history on the Rochester Priory Flan, which is mentioned at least twice in Custumale Roffense: once as an Easter gift to the master miller and once as a donation to the hospital at Strood, set up in 1193 by Bishop de Glanville. Download the recipe here
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The circa 1235 Custumale Roffense (‘customs book of Rochester’) is a detailed survey of rents and services (‘customs’) due the monks rich in details on the day-to-day running of the Priory.
Medieval records such as the Custumale Roffense reveal the history of farming and food at the heart of the Cathedral Priory of St Andrew.
Explore the history and archaeology of the Priory of Saint Andrew and find out more about green heritage at Rochester Cathedral.
