Dinner Time!

**plutoboyz** · 04-26-2010, 10:25

should it in Sweboz land?

**HunGeneral** · 04-26-2010, 15:02

Well I don't know for sure what I would be eating in anqtiquity.

If we take it from geopgraphyical view then I would say: possibly the same as the inhabitants of the Carpathian-basin ate at the time.

If I would end up among some Nomads west of the ural then probeably it would be dairy products, horse milk, cheese, and mostly meat from wild game or horses - although I quess that would be the dinner of a noble. An avarege person would have alot less to eat and famine as such was never far away...

Oh yeah and about the beer: don't forget that beer we know today is not much like what the germanic tribes as such drank in thoose days. We would probeably find it less enjoyeable.

**Brennus** · 04-26-2010, 16:58

Originally Posted by Andronikos

Oh, I certainly wouldn't be fan of vomitoria, it is disgusting.

From what I understand vomitoria didn't actually exist, instead a vomitoria is part of a modern day opera house.

Originally Posted by HunGeneral

Oh yeah and about the beer: don't forget that beer we know today is not much like what the germanic tribes as such drank in thoose days. We would probeably find it less enjoyeable.

That's true it didn't have hopps in it. I have tried a recreation of Neolithic beer and I must confess it takes some getting used to, it is noticeabley sweeter, weaker and has a great amount of filings in it compared to modern beer.... plus it makes you very windy.

**Cute Wolf** · 04-26-2010, 17:17

Originally Posted by Brennus

That's true it didn't have hopps in it. I have tried a recreation of Neolithic beer and I must confess it takes some getting used to, it is noticeabley sweeter, weaker and has a great amount of filings in it compared to modern beer.... plus it makes you very windy.

Yeah, that was my type.... sweeet, no hops.... and more funny content inside!

Once you try non-Hop beer, that was sweet and really darn good!

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**Brennus** · 04-26-2010, 17:33

Wine back then would also have had alot of grit in it. Take for example the Vix krater, it comes complete with a sieve on the top to filter the wine. Does anyone know when spirits first began to be distilled in Europe? I know whiskey was present in Europe by the Dark Ages.

**Andronikos** · 04-26-2010, 17:55

I have read, that ancient Egyptian or middle eastern beer was more like a soup than a drink.
Brennus, that is interesting, where have you tasted that beer I would like to taste something ancient even if it would be plain, but AFAIK there is no possibility in proximity.

**Macilrille** · 04-26-2010, 18:27

You can come to Denmark and try some medieval and viking age beer. We do not know the exact recipies, but the experiments are foten damn good. One of the best I have tried used oak bark instead of hops.

**Brennus** · 04-26-2010, 18:43

Originally Posted by Andronikos

I have read, that ancient Egyptian or middle eastern beer was more like a soup than a drink.
Brennus, that is interesting, where have you tasted that beer I would like to taste something ancient even if it would be plain, but AFAIK there is no possibility in proximity.

I was at a conference in County Sligo, Ireland. One of the speakers was discussing a Neolithic feature (the name escapes me) which is found in Ireland. This feature is effectively a stone trough or cist which is sunk into the ground. Now people are not sure what these were used for and this speaker was suggesting that they could have been used for both baking bread and for brewing beer. He had conducted experiments with his own home made version of the feature and was kind enough to bring in samples of what he had brewed. His name was Gerard Flynn and I think his paper was published by the Institue of Technology Sligo, if you can find it I am sure the recipe is listed.