What do celts eat

The pre-Roman Celts ate with fingers and dagger off of plates made from wood or bread. Food was either passed around or served at a low table. They sat crossed legged or squatted on floors covered in rushes or animal skins. Food was usually cooked over a central fire in a round house.

We know the Celts ate well, with pork or beef being boiled in large cauldrons or roasted on a spit. It was also salted for later use. Fish, bread, honey, butter, cheese, venison, boar and wild fowl were also common.

A favorite was salmon with honey. Porridge was a typical breakfast, possibly along with ale or mead and maybe a few bannocks flat cakes made from barley or oats. Hospitality was highly valued, so much in fact that strangers were allowed to eat before being asked their name or what they needed.

The Romans brought with them many new foods, such as onions, leeks, lettuce, lentils, celery, plums, apples and walnuts. They also brought herbs used in healing and cooking such as dill, garlic, fennel, sage and rosemary. What kinds of foods did Celtic farmers grow? How often did the Celts bathe? Who was the most famous Celt? Who are the Celts descended from? What are the 8 Celtic nations? Are the English Germanic or Celtic? Are the Celts Germanic?

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