What foods did the pilgrims eat?

The colonists at Plymouth had fish and shellfish, venison, ducks and wild turkeys. Vegetables included cabbage, beans, onion and squash. Their first wheat crop (in 1621) failed, so they did not have bread. "Indian corn" was ground into a porridge and cooked; some of it may have been made into flatbread. Early on, all cooking was done over open fires, as they did not have ovens.