in ancient Egypt

In ancient Egypt, the food was easy and boring. The main food for the Egyptians was bread and barley, as the bread was baked outside and because desert sand was often blowing in the dough. Thus eating bread with sand grains in it broke people's teeth.


In ancient Egypt, as in all early civilizations, meat was a luxury and only the wealthy were able to eat it frequently. However, the Egyptians ate sheep, pigs, cows, and goats but meat came mostly from ducks and geese. However fish were abundant in Egypt.Egyptian foods included many vegetables, such as arrows, beans, onions, lentils, leeks, radishes, garlic and lettuce. They also ate fruit such as watermelon, dates, and figs. The pomegranate was very expensive and the wealthy mainly eat it. Also, the Egyptians planted herbs and spices and made cooking oil.