What did poor tudors eat for dessert?

Answer 1

Most people of the Middle Ages did not eat dessert as a standard meal course. Fruit was sweetened with honey, and this was a sort of dessert.

During the High Middle Ages, however, sugar was introduced as a luxury item, and by the Late Middle Ages, rich people began to eat various things that could be made with it. These items included sweet pastries, custards, fritters, waffles, crepes, tarts, and sweet puddings. Ice cream is believed to have been invented by Arabs and introduced into Europe during the Middle Ages.

There is a link below.

Answer 2

Well, darling, poor Tudors didn't exactly have a smorgasbord of dessert options. They mainly indulged in simple treats like fruit, nuts, or maybe a bit of honey drizzled over bread. Forget about fancy cakes and pastries - those were reserved for the rich folks. So, if you were a poor Tudor, dessert was probably just a sad little afterthought to fill your belly.

Answer 3

Poor Tudors typically ate simple desserts such as frumenty, a dish made from cracked wheat boiled in milk and sweetened with sugar and spices. They also enjoyed stewed fruits, such as apples or Pears, sometimes flavored with honey or spices. Desserts were not as common or elaborate for the lower classes during the Tudor period compared to the wealthy, who had access to more luxurious ingredients like sugar and exotic spices.

Answer 4

Ah, dessert for poor Tudors was often a simple and sweet treat. They might enjoy fruits like apples or pears, or perhaps a small cake made with honey or dried fruits. Even with limited resources, they found ways to create delicious and comforting desserts to enjoy after their meals.

Answer 5

Desserts became important during the middle ages. They included spiced and sweetened fruit, cakes with honey, caramel, or other sweets and such things as marzipan or other crushed nuts with honey.

Answer 6

According to the article in Wikipedia on Medieval Cuisine, medieval employers gave laborers an allowance for snacks called nuncheons. All I can find about these is that they were pretty much the same thing as ordinary meals, but smaller in quantity. It seems they did not have the concept of snack foods that were prepared specifically to be eaten separately from the meals.

It is not hard to imagine what nuncheons might have been. They should have been finger food, not requiring bowls or eating utensils. Bread would have been ideal; pastry probably too expensive for laborers at that time. They might have been given some liquid to make the bread go down faster; not butter, but possibly some soup to wet it, or possibly a milk curd like yogurt. Another possibility would be lard, spread like butter, as is done today in parts of Europe. Fish or cheese might have been taken in small quantities, or fruit, fresh or dried. Something to drink might have been in order, such as beer or water (they did drink water in the Middle Ages, contrary to what you read sometimes). But all this is a guess - what we know is that they had snacks that were like very small meals.

Wealthy people, who did not need calories to fuel labor, kept their eating to two meals a day to avoid the sin of gluttony (or the appearance of committing it). They would probably not have eaten snacks.

There is a link to the Wikipedia article below, to the section of the article on meals, where nuncheons are mentioned.

Answer 7

Dessert was not something peasants had commonly. They had pies and pastries available, and some of these had fruit filling. Apple pie existed for a long time before it was invented by George Washington.

Answer 8

In the medieval times they ate duck, goose, and if the king allowed it they may eat swans at Christmas. They didn't have turkeys because North America hadn't been discovered yet.

Answer 9

lords used to have chocolate spaghetti to eat for dessert

Answer 10

chacolate and ice cream