What did people eat? Central England c. 600AD edition
October 25, 2019 1:44 PM Subscribe
I am trying to find reliable/accurate information on what the inhabitants of central England - the area around the South Midlands especially - ate around 550 to 650AD. What was their diet? What did they hunt for food, or grow themselves? What did they drink? Looking for accuracy - there's a lot of hazily speculative information I've been digging up online that isn't of reliable quality. Bonus points, therefore, for links to good sources; thank you.
Forgive the slight indirection, but as you explore/research/inquire on this, I'd suggest looking to mainstream anthropology rather than specialized food historians. It's not as thriving a specialty as one might prefer, so for any given place/period you MIGHT find, like, one single researcher who's written one single article or book. Not exactly peer review. So better to seek out fleeting food mentions within broader examinations of the time/place.
posted by Quisp Lover at 2:50 PM on October 25, 2019
posted by Quisp Lover at 2:50 PM on October 25, 2019
Deciphering the Anglo-Saxon diet
This appears to be a different, more recent article from the Journal of Archaeological Science than the one posted by 1970s Antihero.
posted by obscure simpsons reference at 3:05 PM on October 25, 2019 [1 favorite]
I'm not certain it fits your time period, but you might look through Ann Hagen's Anglo-Saxon Food and Drink.
posted by The Devil's Grandmother at 5:40 PM on October 25, 2019
posted by The Devil's Grandmother at 5:40 PM on October 25, 2019
You might want to check out episode 48 of the British History Podcast which is on this topic.
You might also want to check out the rest of the podcast, it's very good.
posted by biogeo at 6:35 PM on October 25, 2019 [1 favorite]
You might also want to check out the rest of the podcast, it's very good.
posted by biogeo at 6:35 PM on October 25, 2019 [1 favorite]
I could have sworn The Supersizers tv show did an episode on this but I couldn't find it. It was funny!
posted by xammerboy at 7:10 PM on October 25, 2019
posted by xammerboy at 7:10 PM on October 25, 2019
I've just been re-reading The Year 1000 by Lacey and Danziger which is oriented around the Julius Work Calendar, an ecclesiastical and agricultural calendar, lots and lots on food and drink, food production, monastic productive gardens throughout the book and a great bibliography.
posted by unearthed at 8:44 PM on October 25, 2019
posted by unearthed at 8:44 PM on October 25, 2019
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