Food

I regularly cater Viking-style banquets, for the fun of it, I must be mad! There are no surviving recipes from the Viking Age, and we normally have to use a modern kitchen to prepare our banquets, so it's never possible to exactly replicate a Viking feast. We base our menus on the archaeological evidence which tells us what foods were eaten, knowledge of the techniques available and we also poach suitable recipes from Roman, mediaeval or traditional cookery. Here are a few recipes which have gone down well with feasters.

Meat Stews

• Lamb Stew
• Beef Stew
• Pork Stew with Apricots

Other Meat Dishes

• Bacon Barley
• Roast Mutton
• Lamb Roasted in the Fire

Vegetarian Dishes

• Vegetable Curry Hauksby Style
• Vegetable Soup
• Vegetable Stew with Lentils and Chestnuts
• Mediterranean Chickpeas with Butternut Squash
• Prune Sauce (accompanies cheeses, or roast mutton)

Sweet Dishes

• Honey Oatcakes
• Honey Shortbread
• Cream Cheese and Honey Slices
• Cheatsy Easy Spiced Stewed Fruit