Like the ordinary Egyptians, the Greeks ate ordinary food. They lived on a basic diet of bread (made from barley and goat's cheese. Meat was a luxury but fish and vegetables were plentiful. Ordinary Greeks ate pulses, onions, garlic and olives. They also ate chicken and eggs, and peasants also hunted small birds to eat. The Greeks ate fruit Like raisins, apricots, figs, apples, pears and pomegranate.
Rich Greeks ate many different types of food such as roasted rabbit or peacock eggs or either the poor drank mainly water if they could, they added honey to sweeten it and the wine was also a popular drink
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