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Food and Drinks of Ancient Egypt. Jessica st

1 period September 8, 2009 What food did the Egyptians eat? •

They had vegetables such as onions, radishes, peas, beans, cucumbers and lettuce



They had fruit too including grapes, pomegranates, figs, dates and palm tree fruit



Meat was also important the Egyptians hunted for geese, ducks and cranes they grew cattle



They two most important crops the Egyptians grew were wheat and barley

What did the Egyptians drink? •

Most of the people drank beer, beer is made from barley •



The rich Egyptians such as the king drank wine

And everyone throughout Egypt drank WATER from the Nile River.

How did the Egyptian grow food? •

Two farmers usually do the work



Then the crops would be harvested in the summer



T hey make wine by smashing grapes with their feet.

Farmland in Al-Qalyubiyah governorate, just north of Cairo, Egypt.

Where and what what did the rich Egyptians eat and what did the poor eat? •

A rich meal might include different types of fish, pigeon stew, kidneys, quail, ribs, bread rolls, small circular cake, cherrylike fruit, stewed figs and cheese.



A poor meal might include vegetables, fish, and bread.



A banquet for the rich will mostly be served at a party by servants.

Harvested cotton being collected near Al-Fayyum, Egypt.

Sites •

Hart, George. Eyewitness Books, Ancient Egypt. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990



Qalyubiyah, Al-." Online Photograph. Encyclopedia Britannica Online School Edition. 9 Sept. 2009 .



"Cotton: collecting harvested cotton in Egypt." Online Photograph. Encyclopedia Britannica Online School Edition. 9. Sept. 8, 2009 .

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