What Shakespeare’s Audiences Snacked On

The Elizabethan equivalent of movie-house popcorn was evidently oysters -“oysters by the cartload, crab and other shellfish like mussels, whelks and periwinkles. Dried raisins and figs, hazelnuts, plums, cherries and peaches were also consumed in great quantities, according to experts who excavated The Rose and The Globe theatres.”