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Anglo-Saxon it is important to remember that there was no set practice in action, different crops were in use in different regions, some crops were unpopular with certain social groups, a good example being Beans, according to Anglo-Saxon texts, Leeks were considered bad for the digestion.

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The Anglo-Saxons loved eating and drinking and would often have feasts in the Hall. The food was cooked over the fire in the middle of the house; meat was roasted and eaten with bread. They drank ale and mead - a kind of beer made sweet with honey - from great goblets and drinking horns.

vegetables - carrots, parsnip, cabbages, peas, beans and onions. fruit - such as apples, cherries and plums Exotic foods such as potatoes, tomatoes, bananas, pineapples - fruits and vegetables of the New World, were unknown to the Anglo-Saxons.

Drink

Barley was used to make weak beer, which was drunk instead of water. River water was often polluted. wine was imported from the Mediterranean but only drunk by the very rich.

Animals

Pigs were important for food because they produce large litters, which would quickly mature and be ready for slaughter. They were the only animals reared just for their meat. Every other kind of animal served other purposes and were only killed when they became old or ill. Sheep were reared for their wool and meat. Cows were used for their milk and, when they were old, for hides, meat and glue. All animal fat was valuable for making oils for lamps. Fish

The Anglo-Saxons ate fish which they caught in the rivers and the seas.

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