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
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They had fruit too including grapes, pomegranates, figs, dates and palm tree fruit
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Meat was also important the Egyptians hunted for geese, ducks and cranes they grew cattle
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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 •
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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
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Then the crops would be harvested in the summer
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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.
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A poor meal might include vegetables, fish, and bread.
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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
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Qalyubiyah, Al-." Online Photograph. Encyclopedia Britannica Online School Edition. 9 Sept. 2009 .
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"Cotton: collecting harvested cotton in Egypt." Online Photograph. Encyclopedia Britannica Online School Edition. 9. Sept. 8, 2009 .