A les ciutats medievals l’aprovisionament d’aliments era un dels principals problemes dels governs municipals, aquests governs per regular la venda van crear una normativa que s’inspirava en fonts de caràcter mèdic, religiós i popular. La carn era el segon aliment en importància a les dietes urbanes baixmedievals després del pa, però a la vegada era l’aliment més controvertit des del punt de vista mèdic i religiós.Food supplying appears to be one of the main worries occurred in medieval cities. Therefore, governments, in order to regulate the sales, created a legal frame of reference inspired by medical, religious and even popular sources. Meat was the second most important nourishment of the urban diets of the later middle ages; yet, eating meat was very controversial for religious and medical points of view
