Globe Theatre Food
Interesting information about
the Globe Theatre Food during the life and times of William Shakespeare and Elizabethan London, England
Globe Theatre Food
Days out at the Globe Theatre
would have been an exciting event. The grounds surrounding
the theater would have been bustling with people. There
would be Stalls selling merchandise and refreshments
creating a market day atmosphere. Non playgoers would flock
to the grounds to go to the market stalls and 'soak in ' the
holiday-like atmosphere. What food was available at the
Globe Theatre? Did people in the Elizabethan era have
convenience food? Yes! Biscuits were invented by the
Crusaders. These were easy to carry and make and would have
been taken to the theatre. The 'Ploughman's Lunch'
consisting of bread and cheese was a staple diet of Lower
Class workers. Pastries and pies were sold in the stalls
outside the theatre. There would have been men cooking meat
on a portable spit so it was possible to buy ready-cooked
roasted meat! Elizabethan food included a vast range of
different meat - although meat was banned during the
religious seasons of Lent and Advent. The meats available
included venison, beef, pork, veal, goat, lamb, rabbit,
hare, mutton, swans, herons and poultry. A day out at the
Globe Theatre, would bring in a good trade for the sellers
of Elizabethan convenience foods!
Interesting Facts and Information about
Globe Theatre Food
The food eaten daily by the average
Lower Class Elizabethan consisted of at least ½ lb. bread, 1 pint of
beer, 1 pint of porridge, and 1/4 lb of meat.
The different types of Globe Theatre Food which
was available was as follows:
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Shell fish also
featured in theatre food and included crab, oysters, mussels
and cockles
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Apples, oranges,
strawberries etc
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Various types of
nuts - hazelnuts were especially popular
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Milk was used as
an Elizabethan beverage and cream, curds, whey, butter and
cheese was a by-product of this basic commodity
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Eggs
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Ready cooked
meats
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Pies and
pastries
Drinks included ale or mead
for the poor and wine for the rich. Elizabethans did not drink their
beverages hot. Chocolate, coffee and tea were used as medicines in the
Elizabethan period, so these would
definitely not have been on the menu at the Elizabethan Globe.
Globe Theatre Food
Interesting Facts and information
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