HOW HUNGRY ARE YOU ?

For those who afford it, Edwardian food was both rich and tasty, some would often say that the food was rich to the extent of indigestion. There was a huge difference between what the rich and the poor ate. The rich spent a lot of money on food and its preparation. The poor had barely enough for one decent meal a day.

For the upper classes, food was used as a symbol of a Family's social status. They were served by servants and had breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner (dinner was usually 9/10 courses). The servants (who served this rich food) ate much simpler meals. The Family would eat such food as lobster, oysters, game, patisseries, in fact, the list seemed endless. For the working class, there was usually only one meal. Meat and fish was eaten only once a week and this was of the 'cheaper' kind. Fish and chips and pie shops had been opened for these poorer classes, whose diet was tea, bread and jam or dripping, potatoes and bacon.

As seen in the pictures, the difference between the rich and poor (and what they ate) really showed in this Era !