The Tudor Kitchen: What The Tudors Ate & Drank Official

Meat was cooked on a spit in front of massive open fires, often turned by a "spit boy".

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). The Tudor Kitchen: What the Tudors ate & drank

Onions, cabbage, beans, and peas were staples, often viewed as "peasant food" by the rich. Occasional Meat: Meat was cooked on a spit in front