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Hoje na História, D. João I é coroado rei de Portugal (Today in History, João I becomes king of Portugal).


   Hoje, em 1385, nas Cortes de Coimbra, D. João I é aclamado Rei de Portugal, tendo início a Dinastia de Avis. Dois anos depois o Rei viria a casar-se com D.Philippa de Lancastre, da casa régia Inglesa dos Plantageneta. Os dois teriam oito filhos, entre eles o futuro D. Duarte e o Infante D. Henrique, figura crucial das explorações marítimas Portuguesas. Na figura acima, podemos ver o Rei a jantar com o Duque de Lencastre, o pai de D. Philippa, aquando das negociações para o casamento. 

  D. João alimentava-se bem e não prescindia de carne de vaca cozida, assada e "desfeita" (picada ou em enchidos). À sua mesa chegariam também várias outras carnes, como porco, coelho, e aves, especialmente perdizes. Como era típico da época, os pratos eram bem temperados, com especiarias e condimentos da terra ou importados. D. João gostava também de peixes vários, especialmente nos dias em que a Igreja proibia o consumo de carne.  

  Por contraposição ao seu marido, D. Philippa alimentava-se mais para sustento pessoal, do que por gulodice. Ainda assim, a casa da Rainha tinha dois cozinheiros, um português, Afonso Peres e um inglês, Richard, pelo que, a  monarca podia satisfazer os seus desejos por pratos da sua terra Natal, o que, para uma emigrante, é extremamente importante. 
    
  Today, in 1385, in the Courts of Coimbra, João is proclaimed King of Portugal, having started the Avis Dynasty. Two years later, the King married Philippa of Lancaster, from the English house of Plantagenet. They had eight young children, between them, the future D. Duarte and Henrique, the navigator, a crucial figure in the Portuguese maritime explorations. In the picture above, we can see the King having dinner with the Duke of Lancaster, Philippa's father, in negotiations for the wedding.

  King João eats well and likes cooked beef, roasted, minced or in sausages, and several other meats, such as pork, rabbit and poultry, especially partridges. As it was typical of the time, the dishes were well seasoned, with local or imported spices. João also likes several kinds of fresh or salted fish, especially on days when the Church prohibits the consumption of meat.

  In contrast to her husband, Philippa eats more for personal sustenance, than for gluttony. Still, the queen's house had two cooks, one Portuguese, Afonso Peres and an Englishman, Richard, so the monarch could satisfy her wishes for dishes from her native land, which for an emigrant, is extremely important.


Bibliografia: Coelho, Maria Helena da Cruz- A Mesa do Rei de Avis. Espaços, oficiais, alimentos e cerimoniais in https://eg.uc.pt/handle/10316/44780 
Imagem: John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, dining with John I, King of Portugal, late 15th century, (João de Gante, Duque de Lencastre, jantando com D. João I, Rei de Portugal), Chronique d' Angleterre (Volume III), British Library. 

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