In the dark ages if you were a peasant you would have to provide for yourself and make all of your food. This was because peasants lived in villages where their were no food shops and you would only have your crop and live stock. In the winter many peasants died because of a shortage of food due to not being able to grow crops or take care of their live stock in the frigid temperature
For nobles, when they would have feast their was no silverware so everybody ate with their hands and their would only be one cup for the table to share and go around. All of the peasants food would be bland and mostly tasteless because they would eat unseasoned meat and plain vegetables because they couldn't afford exotic spices like the nobles. Noble's food would be covered in many spices grown out in the field
For nobles, when they would have feast their was no silverware so everybody ate with their hands and their would only be one cup for the table to share and go around. All of the peasants food would be bland and mostly tasteless because they would eat unseasoned meat and plain vegetables because they couldn't afford exotic spices like the nobles. Noble's food would be covered in many spices grown out in the field