what did the vikings eat?

Answer 1

Anything that moved, including hedgehogs!

Answer 2

In the book collapse by Jared Diamond, there is a part about the Greenland Norse (who were vikings) and one of the reasons they didn't succeed (in Greenland) was their refusal to eat fish. They had cattle in Greenland even though the climate didn't really allow it (from the 1400s the weather got temporary cooler, which made things worse).

So probably meat, food made of grains (bread, porridge) and vegetable that grow well in cold climates (cabbages and the like). Potatoes had not entered in Europe yet at that time

Answer 3

Anything that was too slow to get away. Actually, I believe the viking diet was heavy on the meat and fish part, but lighter on what we would call vegetables. Fermented sugary materials were also apparently a big part of the diet, but then that's pretty much a human staple.

Answer 4

It depended on wealth and social ranking, but some things were universal. Bread, oat porridge, and vegetable 'potage' (a sort of thick vegetable soup) were staples; fruit was eaten when it was in season, although apples could be stored over the winter.

Vegetables included onions, leeks, turnips, peas, beans, wild cabbage, and carrots - which were smaller than today's and were purplish rather than orange - as well as various wild roots and shoots collected when they found. Potatos were unknown.

Fruits included apples, pears, wild strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, plums, cherries, sloes, and other berries. The rich occasionally ate imported figs or grapes. There were no bananas, pineapples, tomatoes, or citrus fruits.

For those with access to rivers or the sea, fish was a welcome addition to the diet. Meat wasn't eaten frequently, and the poor may have gone their entire lives without tasting meat.

They usually drank a weak ale, although ciders and fruit juices were known and enjoyed, as was mead. Wine as we know it had to be imported and was only for the wealthy; there is evidence of small-scale production of fruit wines.

Answer 5

What we would call an organic, wholefood diet.
They would have had meat, fish and poultry, also game. Grain, and whatever vegetables were available, although there was much less choice than we have now. (For instance, potatoes were brought to UK in the 1500s, long after the Vikings were here.)

http://www.florilegium.org/files/NORSE/Norse-food-art.html

That looks a very comprehensive site.

Answer 6

Viking food.

Answer 7

Ever read the Long Ships by Frans Gunnar Bengtsson . Very popular in Sweden.

In it they ate a lot of meat such as pork and lamb and drank lots of ale.

Answer 8

Probably Drank Milk,Water And Ate Bread,Oat Porridge,Meat And Fish
But There Is Too Much To Name!
Also..the Best Answer Is:
Anything That Moves!
SRSLY like i know its funny XD!
but pleaaaseeee be serious i cried when i couldn't find answers for homework

Answer 9

Lutefisk.

Answer 10

Fish & Chips