What People Ate to Survive In the Victorian Era

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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[Ynno]

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.

[crystalsparks]

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 😂

[janstan]

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

[ptrinch]

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

[jacquelinehays]

Narrator, you have the best voice, for this type of thing! These videos are fantastic!

[MarathiNishant]

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

[evirareid]

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.

[Jaime]

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

[hermeticbear]

they sell calf's foot jelly as a food supplement. They just call it collagen peptides now.

[faebled-doom]

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

[mzgigglez]

The Victorian era is by far my favorite topic

[nestormendoza]

I never thought I would enjoy learning ... I wish I would’ve found these videos in high school :((

[okakaaaaaa]

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

[Jomilton]

My great grandfather was a fisherman in the 19th century. He had eight kids, only a part share in a fishing boat, and very little money. Eventually he became a fishmonger. I'm told that the family ate fish every single day. They couldn't afford meat. Lobsters could occasionally be caught too, and I remember my nan telling me each child had their turn at a lobster dinner when one was obtained.

[richarddavis]

"Please, sir. May I have some more."

[questfortruth]

Waiter, what's this fly doing in my soup?
The backstroke, sir.

[chrissscottt]

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

[nolliemongo]

These videos make this covid era bearable

[adamjenks]

I’ll take Cap’n Crunch over gruel any day.

[ms.debourghofrosings]

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