Experience the Flavors of the Vikings
Perfect for festivals, shows , corporate entertainment and educational demonstrations.
Join us for an unforgettable journey into the world of Viking cuisine. This looks into the sensory culinary experiences of the 7th to 10th century in the north of England. Experience outdoor demonstrations of cooking from start to finnish over an open fire, learn about historical ingredients, and to follow in the future we will be offering the opportunity to savor some unique authentic dishes crafted using ancient techniques. This includes fare within a mead hall fit for a Kings feast through to lower status foods.
Alternate we offer interactive educational talks for the foods eaten for different seasons and also for different social status.
Passed bookings has included Great British Food Festival, Bamburgh Castle, Loch Lomond Shores Food Festival and Medieval Festivals such as Traquair House.
Historical Recipes
Delve into discovering the historical authentic dishes found from archeological findings for Viking recipes and ingredients.
In the Viking era making the most of seasonal produce and food preservation methods was essential for survival through the harshest of seasons.
Against all odds discover how they still managed to add taste and marinade foods.
Coming Soon! Viking Heritage Kitchen will soon offer the addition for tasting these rich culinary delights
More than just food
Eating and drinking was more than just a daily necessity it was a social gathering, alliances could be created, a show of wealth through feasts and mostly a change from the harsh realities of surviving everyday life.
Thoughts would be focused on how to procure, store and cook what food they had dependant upon the seasons. For all but the elite, the culinary diet would have mostly been the same throughout the year.
A major part of the food consumed would have been what the farm could produce locally grown within cultivated areas
Cooking
Imagine no potatoes, rice, or pasta. No sugar etc,
so now lets enter and explore the viking culinary world
The Hearth
The Hearth was at the centre of the viking age long house; bustling with activity all day long from 'morguns' (breakfast - early morning) to 'rokkr' (twilight).
Cooking
Food was boiled in large and small cauldrons in poorer status familes these would have been a small vessel made of pottery or soapstone, but those of wealthier status would have had several pots and iron cauldrons.
Foods Eaten
Root vegetables such as turnips would be baked in the embers. Meat was cooked outside in cooking pits or spit roasted next to the fire so the fat and juices could be collected.
Everyday Viking cuisine would have comprised a simple yet hearty dishes of porridges, cheese, set or soured dairy products , smoked or dried meat a baked or pickled turnip and the occasional stew. These would probably have a smoky aroma from the open fire
Viking cuisine depended on whom you were dining with, at what occasion you were eating at, who you were and where you wer.
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Discover Our Culinary Heritage
At Viking Heritage Kitchen, we celebrate the rich culinary traditions and social status of the Viking era through the seasons in the north of England:
Open outdoor Fire Cooking with archeological based traditional techniques.
Archeological excavations of kitchen midden , gardens, fields, fireplaces and cooking pots with burnt food remnants has given us a good idea of the foods eaten in the viking age. Diet eaten was also status dependant.
Too Follow Soon!
Interactive Tasting of historical dishes
Join us for a feast that brings history to life!
Viking Feasts
Archaeological finds from kitchen middens, gardens, fields, hearths, and pots with charred food reveal Viking Age diets, which varied by season and social status
Be absorbed with a sensory journey from grand feasts to what those of low status ate ....featuring a variety of Viking-era foods in a unique setting.
Open Fire Cooking
Experience the ancient art of cooking over an outdoor open fire, mimicking traditional authentic Viking methods.
Archeological excavations of kitchen midden , gardens, fields, fireplaces and cooking pots with burnt food remnants has given us a good idea of the foods eaten in the viking age. Diet eaten was also status dependant.
Perfect for food festivals , events and shows
Culinary Education
We can visit your location and provide interactive talks with many historically accurate replica's of kitchen items, also interactive activities such as making butter can be available.
What difference did a family's social status make on what they ate?
What difference di where you live make and the different seasons?
How was the whole animal respected and used without wastage?
About Us
Join Us for a Journey Through Time
Ian and Michelle are are experienced multi -talented professionals who have been reenacting the Viking and Anglo-Saxon periods for many years. We are passionate about recreating the period previously known as the dark ages and hope to changes peoples preconceptions, by providing interesting interactive education with elements of added humour.
We are totally adaptable to suit all ages with or without knowledge of this era.
Happy to travel to bring our unique show to as many people as possible.
Perfect from small to larger festivals, country shows, village fetes, corporate events, historical societies and school visits.
In fact anything at all!!
Sign up or enquire today to discover the flavors of the past!
Prices vary according booking needs, location and duration. Open discussions and ideas welcome.
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Full up with this sensory journey? or thirsty for more knowledge ?
Learn and experience with many more authentic ancient skills such as Embroidery, the Lucet, Natural Clothes Dyeing, Blacksmithing, and wood wittling (carving).
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Get in touch
Telephone: 07342 316 877 or 07501 732 125
E-mail: vikingheritagekitchen@outlook.com
Address: 20 Merse View, Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 1TF, United Kingdom