What to Eat?!

There is only one word I can used to describe the food at this wonderful event, insane. The amount of options that we had was crazy! It took my friend and I a good 20 minutes to decide what we wanted to eat. Turkey legs, chili, ribs, pizza, corn, fruit ice, greek food, hot dogs, we just could not decide because it all just looked way too good. After 20 minutes of wandering around the food area, we settled for chili sandwiches…I think we made the right choice! 

Ren. Faire Food

Ren. Faire Food

The turkey legs were a sight to see. After doing my part of the project on the chapter of What to Eat and Drink, I could not wait to see what I was going to witness people eat at the Renaissance Faire. Not only was the aspect of the meat clearly present at the faire, but the colorfulness of the food and unique presentations that can only be found there.


Although the book taught us that many of the people in Renaissance England ate just bread, everyone who attends the faire has the chance of eating like King Henry himself.






I was also able to visit our classmate at the faire! Even though we had just ate and were beyond full, I had thought we could get a meat pie. But the line was so long that we found ourselves shopping instead! Next year I'm just going to save my appetite for what clearly is a big hit at the faire!

May 9, 2015

All in all, the food was amazing and full of the fruit and meats that we learned about and although lots of water was being sold at the faire, we know the truth, they barely drank that because of how unsanitary it was. Instead, ale and beer were the foundations of staying hydrated in Elizabethan England.