Poison test before Charlemagne. A food taster is a person that ingests food (or drink, in which case he/she is a cupbearer) to be served to someone else to confirm that it is safe to eat. The person to whom the food is going to be served is usually an important person or anyone that could be under threat of assassination or harm. Over history, presidents and royal families have hired food tasters or sacrifices, because of the fear of being poisoned.
Charlemagne, Food Testers for Poison
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