The Tudor Kitchen: What The Tudors: Ate & Drank

Safe drinking was a major concern, as water was often contaminated.

Onions, cabbage, beans, and peas were staples, often viewed as "peasant food" by the rich. Occasional Meat: The Tudor Kitchen: What the Tudors ate & drank

Reserved for the wealthy and typically imported from France, Spain, or Greece. Safe drinking was a major concern, as water

Mainly salted pork (bacon) or whatever they could catch, like What They Drank Safe drinking was a major concern

: A luxury spiced wine served at the end of feasts as a digestive. Festive favorites included (hot spiced ale) and Lamb's Wool (ale with roasted apples and spices). The Kitchen & Equipment

They ate "status birds" like swan , peacock , heron , and crane

Used by the poor to boil pottage over a central fire.