Henry VIII’s Henry VIII’s Banquet Banquet

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First courseFirst course

100 whole roast pigs with mustard100 whole roast pigs with mustard 3,500 spicy roast larks3,500 spicy roast larks 300 salted saltwater fish300 salted saltwater fish

Second courseSecond course

1,200 roasted cockatrice (front half 1,200 roasted cockatrice (front half of cockerel sewn onto back half of of cockerel sewn onto back half of piglet)piglet)

60 whole roasted swans with cloves60 whole roasted swans with cloves 300 eel pies with garlic purée300 eel pies with garlic purée

Third courseThird course

Venison stew with mead (made with Venison stew with mead (made with shoulder, flank and neck)shoulder, flank and neck)

Sugared lampreysSugared lampreys Wild bird pie (contains live birds and Wild bird pie (contains live birds and

small pie)small pie) Jelly castleJelly castle

DrinksDrinks

BeerBeer MeadMead Spiced wineSpiced wine SherrySherry CiderCider

Sweets and ConfectionsSweets and Confections

CheesecakeCheesecake Sugared jumbles (knotted biscuits)Sugared jumbles (knotted biscuits) Honeyed fruitsHoneyed fruits

How is Tudor food different How is Tudor food different from modern cooking?from modern cooking?

Tudor water was pollutedTudor water was polluted Rich Tudors mainly ate meatRich Tudors mainly ate meat Food was heavily salted to stop it Food was heavily salted to stop it

rottingrotting Then it was flavoured with spices to Then it was flavoured with spices to

disguise the tastedisguise the taste

What modern ingredients did What modern ingredients did they not have?they not have?

ChocolateChocolate White breadWhite bread MargarineMargarine Not much fruitNot much fruit Breakfast cerealBreakfast cereal CoffeeCoffee

What did they use instead?What did they use instead?

HoneyHoney Rye breadRye bread Cheese Cheese CurdsCurds beerbeer

Any curious food customs?Any curious food customs?

You must not blow on food to cool itYou must not blow on food to cool it Rich people used trenchers (large Rich people used trenchers (large

slabs of bread), instead of platesslabs of bread), instead of plates A Tudor feast could last for many A Tudor feast could last for many

hourshours

Where did ingredients come Where did ingredients come from?from?

FarmsFarms MarketMarket Wild food like deerWild food like deer

How was Henry VIII’s food How was Henry VIII’s food different from a poor person’s?different from a poor person’s? He ate meatHe ate meat A poor person ate vegetables, like A poor person ate vegetables, like

turnipsturnips He ate tons of foodHe ate tons of food A poor person would eat only a small A poor person would eat only a small

amountamount A poor person would eat the same A poor person would eat the same

breakfast every day (bread or porridge)breakfast every day (bread or porridge) Henry VIII ate lots of different types of Henry VIII ate lots of different types of

meatmeat