What did people in ancient Egypt eat?

Answer 1

The poor ancient Egyptians meat usually included fish and a variety of different types of birds, such as chickens, ducks, geese, quails, and cranes. But the poor Egyptians rarely got any meat and were lucky to get any at all.

The food, apart from the meat, was partly figs, grapes, pita bread (not like the average pita bread these days - back then, the pita bread was so hard it could almost break ones teeth) . Beer and bread were common foods. Honey has been found in ancient tombs. They also ate fruit.

Answer 2

The Egyptians grew cereals such as wheat and barley. There were no chickens or turkeys in ancient Egypt but they kept cattle, sheep, goats, ducks, geese and pigs. They also kept bees, fished and hunted the wild animals. The staples of both poor and wealthy Egyptians were bread and beer,

Answer 3

Because of religious stigma, many types of seafood were avoided.

Food was normally fresh and simple, but they also made stews, porridges , and soups. They had a good supply of fresh foods, so they weren't heavily salted or flavored like in Rome or Greece.

meats:

-birds (wild or domesticated, and species such as geese, chicken, doves, pigeon, fowl, quail or ducks, either raw, cooked, salted or dried)

-beef

- mutton

-fish (cooked, raw, salted or dried)

-goat

-eggs

-pigs

-antelopes

-Gazelles

drinks:

-water

-beer (it was less alcaholic back then)

-wine

dairy products such as milk, clarified butter and cheese

They ate a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, herbs, and spices, such as:

-honey

-figs

-onions

-lettuce

-leeks

-garlic

-barley

-wheat

-berries

-dates

-grapes

-radishes

-pulses

-salt

-fruits

-beans (chickpeas, broad beans, brown beans, lentils)

-melons

-cucumbers

-oils and fats

-pomegranates

-peaches

breads and cakes:

-honey sweetened cakes

-fig sweetened cakes

-leavened breads, often formed into interesting shapes such as moon, round, or in

the shape of a woman

-unleavened breads

Answer 4

The people of ancient Egypt ate various things including beer and bread. Other foods included grains, onions, lettuce, animal meat and by-products and so much more.

Answer 5

Ancient Egyptians ate bread, rice, milk and things such as that. Only important people could afford olives, meat and imported goods.

Answer 6

Bread, dates, beef, fish