What People Ate to Survive In the Victorian Era

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Published 2021-04-25

What did it mean to eat like a Victorian? There was no single culinary experience in the 19th century. Just like the era itself, Victorian Britons had diverse tastes and habits, and the food they consumed often reflected their ingenuity. The Victorian era was a long period of time filled with shifting trends, attitudes, and innovations. Food was no exception.

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All Comments (21)

@Ynno2 3 years ago

Holy shit. I'm from Denby Dale and I never thought I'd see it featured in a video. Feels very strange. Even in the UK, few people have heard of our little village.
@crystalsparks769 3 years ago

As a child I often wished I could have lived in the Victorian era. Now I realize I’d of hated it so thank you 😂
@janstan8407 3 years ago

For thousands of years, ale and beer was safer than well water. Even moving fresh stream water was still risky.
@ptrinch 3 years ago

So the fact that Jello is a popular staple in hospital food is basically a left over from 19th century medicine?
@Jaime0007 3 years ago

British people be like: "let's conquer the whole world looking for spices and then not use them."
@nishantkhade2794 3 years ago

"See here, wait, I've found a button in my salad." "That's all right, sir, it's part of the dressing."
@jacquelinehays4882 3 years ago

Narrator, you have the best voice, for this type of thing! These videos are fantastic!
@mzgigglez1992 3 years ago

The Victorian era is by far my favorite topic
@hermeticbear 3 years ago

they sell calf's foot jelly as a food supplement. They just call it collagen peptides now.
@evirareid1500 3 years ago

Can you do what slaves in America ate? I'm curious to know just how much of that kinda food we black folks still eat. There are certain foods which are referred to as "slave food" like grits, chitterlings, fried cornbread, etc....I would like to know how accurate the term is, really! Thanks, love the channel.
@nestormendoza1062 3 years ago

I never thought I would enjoy learning ... I wish I would’ve found these videos in high school :((
@questfortruth665 3 years ago

Waiter, what's this fly doing in my soup? The backstroke, sir.
@nolliemongo 3 years ago

These videos make this covid era bearable
@ms.debourghofrosings6829 3 years ago

Loving the Bach background music. :-) Prelude to Cello suite #1, Cantata 140, and a Brandenburg concerto.
@richarddavis1646 3 years ago

"Please, sir. May I have some more."
@chrissscottt 3 years ago

Pretty sure cats, rats and dogs weren't off the menu for some in the poorer parts of London.
@scottnotpilgrim 3 years ago

Love the food videos on Weird History
@SoftDrinksOfChoice 3 years ago

Damn that Full English breakfast looks bangin..
@okaka5398 2 years ago

Not just in the Victorian era, bone marrow is still popular to this day, in eastern European, African and Asian cultures. Trotter soup (Azerbaijan), Bone Marrow Curry (India, Pak, Bangladesh) and Tonkatsu (Japan and parts of Korea) are some really popular dishes
@faebled-doom 3 years ago

I've never been this early, but I love your videos on the Victorian era! I'd love to see more videos about west african history as well