Mainly salted pork (bacon) or whatever they could catch, like What They Drank
Roughly 75-80% of their diet consisted of meat, including beef, mutton, veal, and pork. The Tudor Kitchen: What the Tudors ate & drank
Elaborate meat pies were a staple. Henry VIII famously expanded his waistline from 32 to 54 inches on a diet of these rich foods. "Manchet" Bread : The finest, most expensive white bread made from wheat. Mainly salted pork (bacon) or whatever they could
Used to show off wealth. Sugar was imported from Cyprus and the Mediterranean, used even to sweeten meat. The Poor & Working Class The Tudor Kitchen: What the Tudors ate & drank