Creepy Foods People Ate in the Victorian Era

Victorian England was a strange, strange place. It was the center of the largest and most evil empire to ever exist. The British, in theory, could have plundered its colonies for nothing but the most delicious foods. Instead, they ate some horrifying things and plenty more bland things. And if today’s diet supplement offerings seem crazy, just wait until you hear what the Victorians ate to aid weight loss. If you’re eating food right now, then you need to stop. Welcome to Nutty History, here are some foods you could expect to encounter in Victorian Britain. ------------------------------------ Chapter Timestamps 0:00 Intro to mid-roll ads 0:36 Broxy, aka the meat of diseased animals 2:05 The Tapeworm Diet 3:25 Boiled Calf’s Head 4:38 Cabbage Pie 5:51 Pickled Oysters 7:00 Gruel 8:49 Mock Turtle Soup ------------------------------------ More Nutty History 🥜 🤢 Hygiene History: