Rennaissance brought many changes to the society, and so it did to the every day life and eating habits of people. Connection to the American continent brought new ingredients. Like many other aspects of life, this made the difference between the rich and the poor even greater. Food became a social status symbol. Food like white bread, out of season vegetables and fresh meat, especially birds, were reserved for the tables of the rich. The poor could only get to ingredients which are in season and close to the ground. As in the rest of Europe, so the changes came to Dubrovnik Republic. Dubrovnik noblemen are eating a lot of fresh meat, all kinds, and the poor are finding ways to keep the food good for a longer time, so they are eating conservated and salted ingredients. Luxurious presents and feasts done by the top of Dubrovnik society were showing the vast amounts of food that they enjoyed while the commoners were sometimes barely surviving, but cleverly thought of ways to use the available ingredients in the best way possible. Food for guests was different depending on who the guests were. Turks were not offered pork, but instead a lot of sweets and coffee. Dubrovnik noblemen liked to show wealth and power through the symbol of food.