Real Food Is Used During Production
During the first film’s Great Hall feasts, the cast and crew ate actual food. Even though it was extremely expensive, real food was used in the Great Hall feast sequences to ensure that the novels were accurately depicted. The production team spared no expense in order to accurately reflect the books.
The Food Smelled Bad
Under the intense heat of the production lights, the food immediately went bad and began to emanate terrible odors. Due to the fact that the food was real, it degraded quickly and generated terrible aromas when exposed to the strong lighting. They used artificially frozen food molds in the following films to alleviate the unpleasant odor problem they were experiencing.