Pork with Berry Sauce: A Viking Delicacy | Tasting History

🔪The Viking Age began in 793 with the raid on the Northumbrian monastery on the isle of Lindisfarne.

🐷Pork was a common meat option during the Viking Age, along with geese, fish, sheep, puffin, and even dolphin.

🔥The Vikings often roasted meats over an open flame or baked them, contrary to the popular belief that they only boiled their food.

📚Due to the lack of written recipes from the Viking Age, historians rely on other writings and archaeological findings to recreate Viking-era dishes.

💀The raid on Lindisfarne in 793 is considered the beginning of the Viking Age, characterized by widespread Viking raids and pillaging across Europe.

What meat did the Vikings eat?

—The Vikings commonly ate pork, geese, fish, sheep, puffin, and even dolphin.

Did the Vikings only boil their food?

—Contrary to popular belief, the Vikings also roasted meats over an open flame and baked them.

Were there any written recipes from the Viking Age?

—No, there are no known written recipes from the Viking Age, but historians use other writings and archaeological findings to recreate Viking-era dishes.

What marked the beginning of the Viking Age?

—The Viking Age began with the raid on the Northumbrian monastery on the isle of Lindisfarne in 793. This raid is seen as the catalyst for the widespread Viking raids and pillaging that followed.

What is the historical significance of the raid on Lindisfarne?

—The raid on Lindisfarne is considered the beginning of the Viking Age and marked the start of widespread Viking raids and pillaging across Europe.

00:00The video explores the historical context and culinary traditions of the Viking Age.

02:46Max Miller introduces Porter Road, the sponsor for the video, offering quality cuts of meat for the recipe.

06:25Max Miller discusses the meat options of the Viking Age, including pork, geese, fish, sheep, puffin, and dolphin.

11:20The raid on the Northumbrian monastery at Lindisfarne in 793 marks the beginning of the Viking Age.

13:50Max Miller examines the historical significance and cultural impact of the raid on Lindisfarne.

15:57Max Miller tastes the pork with berry sauce dish and shares his thoughts.

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