The Tudor Kitchen: What The Tudors Ate & Drank 99%

Elaborate meat pies were a staple. Henry VIII famously expanded his waistline from 32 to 54 inches on a diet of these rich foods. "Manchet" Bread : The finest, most expensive white bread made from wheat.

Meat was cooked on a spit in front of massive open fires, often turned by a "spit boy". The Tudor Kitchen: What the Tudors ate & drank

💡 The Tudors ate primarily with their fingers and knives. Forks were considered a "foreign" luxury and were rarely used for eating until the 17th century. If you want to dive deeper, A breakdown of Henry VIII's daily 5,000-calorie menu ? Elaborate meat pies were a staple

The rich used silver or gold plates; the middle class used pewter; and the poor used wooden plates or trenchers (thick slices of stale bread used as plates). Meat was cooked on a spit in front

: 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