For the purposes of this work, as many as nine Istrian statutes were analyzed, and the cities that were taken into account are the following: Pula, Novigrad, Umag, Buje, Buzet, Bale, Vodnjan, Rovinj and Dvigrad. Based on a detailed review of numerous statutory provisions, numerous data related to food and drink in the area of the Istrian peninsula in the period of the late Middle Ages and the early modern period were presented. In the center of interest are basic foodstuffs such as cereals, meat, products of animal origin, fish, wine, water, olives and oil. The statutes are imbued with numerous regulations related to the production and preparation of food, consumption, sale, and the government's attitude towards them. The monetary and measuring units that were used are briefly mentioned, and data are also presented on utensils and dishes that also played a role in the history and culture of food. Animals, despite their significant role in nutrition and agricultural work, were known to be major causes of damage, so certain points were touched upon precisely by numerous bans and fines for their owners. Related to that, agricultural lands (vineyards, fields, orchards etc.) and the rules that had to be respected within their borders are also discussed in this work.