frumenty

noun /ˈfɹuːmənti/

1. A porridge made by boiling hulled wheat, typically with additional ingredients such as milk, egg yolks, and/or almond milk, traditionally served with venison or porpoise.

   historical, uncountable

   Frumenty was often the first dish on the menu of a medieval English feast.

Where it comes from

From Middle English furmente, from Old French fourmenté, from furment (“grain”), from Latin frūmentum. Doublet of furmint.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry frumenty (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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