Ye Pirate Brethren

A bit early, but of interest -

LONDON (Reuters) - Elizabethan theater-goers chomped on an exotic array of foods while enjoying the latest plays of the day, new evidence found at the sites of Shakespearean playhouses in London suggests.

Oddly Enough

Archaeologists say choice Tudor snacks included oysters by the cartload, crab and other shellfish like mussels, whelks and periwinkles.

Dried raisins and figs, hazelnuts, plums, cherries and peaches were also consumed in great quantities, according to experts who excavated The Rose and The Globe theatres on the south bank of the River Thames.

Baked blackberry and elderberry pies and sturgeon, common in British waters at the time, were also popular with the masses who packed the playhouses.

Complete article at

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6 ... 22&sp=true

That is interesting, thanks for posting that.

Mark

Very cool, thanks for sharing this

Food history is fun.
Or food archaeology, as the case may be.

Dammit, now I'm hungry!