Viking foods

Viking food could be quite varied. They were farmer and has access to all the foods they could grow in season.

Some of these foods could be dried for winter. Peas, beans and some vegetables could be preserved in this way. Carrots and onions, in much the same way as our own grandparents would have stored them.Honey in jars kept well and fruits could be made into jams.

Cattle, sheep and poultry would be killed as needed. Whatever joints could not be used immediately would be smoked, dried or salted. As skilled sailors they would have also been accomplished fishermen, with fish providing the bulk of the protein in their diet.

Of course having access to the sea and being traders, they would also have access to more exotic foods including spices, walnuts, dates and fruits.