What Passengers Ate On Titanic? Take A Look At The ‘Real’ Menu

On the 111th anniversary of the sinking of the legendary ship – Titanic, there is a lot to look back on. The happenings on the fateful night in the Atlantic have been immortalised in celluloid and literature. From accounts of the survivors to trivia by the experts, the tragedy has for long fascinated people around the world. Now, images of the food menu on Titanic are going viral on social media, and needless to say, the menu befits the ship that has been often described as the most luxurious vessel in history. Taste Atlas, the food and travel guide platform, took to Instagram to share images for the menus of all three classes on the ship.

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Menu On RMS Titanic in 1912:

What was the first class menu on the Titanic?

As per the images, the first-class menu included consommé fermier, fillets of brill, chicken à la Maryland, corned beef, and cockie leekie vegetables, and dumplings. Under the “From The Grill” category, they included grilled mutton chops; mashed, fried, and baked jacket potatoes, custard pudding, apple meringue, and pastry. The buffet included salmon mayonnaise, potted shrimp, Norwegian anchovies soused herrings,  plain and smoked sardines, roast beef, a round of spiced beef, veal and ham pie, Virginia and Cumberland ham, Bologna sausage, galantine of chicken, corned ox tongue, lettuce, beetroot, tomatoes, cheese including Cheshire, Stilton, Gorgonzola, Edam, Camembert, Roquefort, St. Ivel Cheddar. The menu was titled “RMS Titanic” and dated April 14, 1912.

What was the second class menu on the Titanic?

The second-class menu, titled Triple Screw Steamer, featured the breakfast menu. It included fruit, rolled oats, Yarmouth bloaters, boiled hominy, fresh fish, grilled ox kidneys, bacon, American dry hash au gratin, grilled sausage, mashed potatoes, grilled ham and fried eggs, fried potatoes, Vienna and graham rolls, soda scones, buckwheat cakes, maple syrup, marmalade, tea, and coffee. This menu was on April 11, 1912.

What was the third class menu on the Titanic?

The third-class menu, dated April 14, 1912, included oatmeal porridge and milk, smoked herrings, jacket potatoes, ham and eggs, fresh bread and butter, marmalade, Swedish bread, tea, and coffee for breakfast. The dinner included rice soup, fresh bread, brown gravy, cabin biscuits, sweet corn, boiled potatoes, plum pudding, sweet sauce, and fruit. The spread for tea included tea, cold meat, cheese, pickles, fresh bread and butter, stewed figs and rice, and tea.

“It has been 111 years since Titanic sank in the North Atlantic on April 15, 1912, while on its maiden voyage” the caption read, adding, “The night the Titanic sank, the doomed second-class passengers had plum pudding, also known as Christmas pudding.”

Take a look at the complete post here:

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For the unversed, on the night of April 14, 1912, the Titanic collided with an iceberg, leading to its sinking in the frigid North Atlantic waters on April 15, 1912. Reportedly, the collision and subsequent sinking led to the death of 1,500 passengers.