Have you ever wondered what people ate in the Elizabethan era? The Elizabethan era had foods that are in common with the foods we eat today, but there are different types of foods that they ate back then that we don't eat today. This article will explain to readers the things the Elizabethan era ate and their different meal times. In Elizabethan times, people ate lots of different foods. They ate all kinds of freshwater and sea fish. The poor may have had a modest and unvaried diet, consisting largely of bread, fish, cheese and beer. Certain fruits and vegetables were viewed with a certain suspicion towards them. People thought it was much more common to eat roasted and boiled meat with bread. Traditionally, most