The Tudor kitchen was a place of extreme contrasts, where social status dictated every bite and sip. While the wealthy indulged in massive meat-heavy feasts, the poor relied on humble "pottage" and coarse bread. 🍖 What They Ate Diet was a direct reflection of wealth and social rank. The Wealthy & Nobility
: A thick, slow-cooked soup or stew made from vegetables, herbs, and grains like oats or barley. Brown Bread : A coarse " Carter’s bread The Tudor Kitchen: What the Tudors ate & drank
They ate "status birds" like swan , peacock , heron , and crane The Tudor kitchen was a place of extreme
Used to show off wealth. Sugar was imported from Cyprus and the Mediterranean, used even to sweeten meat. The Poor & Working Class The Tudor Kitchen: What the Tudors ate & drank