The Food in ancient Egypt

Food in ancient Egypt

How was the type of food found in ancient Egypt

Bread and beer were two of the main ingredients in the ancient Egyptian meal. Bread was the basis of the food until our time

Current It is interesting to see the similarity in the name given to bread in the past and present. It was with the ancient Egyptian means

"Ankh", meaning life, which we have in Egypt now, is called "aiesh" As for the methods of preparing it, the Egyptian woman was responsible for preparing it

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This was depicted in the cemeteries of statesmen, such as the T cemetery in Saqqara, and the major bakeries were attached to the administrative government centers

 The woman would grind the grain, pour the dough into the bread molds, and light the oven, which is often the case

It is built in one of its back rooms, and it has found huge vessels known as majour in which he used to grind wheat seeds

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Plus small bowls for dough; The baker also used wheat flour in the manufacture of various pastes with honey added

As for beer, it was made from barley or loaves of bread soaked in water, in addition to some crushed grains. After fermentation, it is filtered through a colander and then stored in small jars prepared for drinking. As for the rich

They drank wine, which was made from grape juice

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Food in ancient Egypt

As for the methods of preparing food, there are many, and from the scenes that represent cleaning birds and preparing them for cooking, cutting fish or grilling meat and birds, the Egyptian knew grilled pigeons, grilled quail and goats

And the ribs of cows, in addition to sheep and pigs. And one of the foods they like most is the geese grilled over a charcoal fire as well as the Egyptians used to eat

Grilled fish appeared on the sacrificial lists. Different types of oils were commonly used in cooking, such as sesame oil and spotted linseed

Food or offerings in the temples of the gods

Among the most famous of what was offered of sacrifices in the temples of the gods was the (Harris Papyrus) of the gifts of the king (Ramses III) to the temples of the gods, where it included: soft bread, pies, beer, fruits, beards, dates, white bread, rectangular shape, fat, dried dates, raisins, milk, oil and peeled beans And butter, goats, geese, and calves

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Food in ancient Egypt

Bread: and its types (khamrit, malout, gargouche, kasra, kawikawi) and some of this bread is still found in upper Egypt to this day

Meat: (bulls, geese, chicken, fish, goats)

Vegetables: (onion, garlic, radish, lettuce, cucumber, leeks)

Grains: (wheat, barley, lentils, sesame)

Fruits: (figs, sycamore, buckthorn, grapes, pomegranate, melon, plum)

Liquids: (sesame and castor oil, dried grapes, dates and figs, dairy products with cheese and butter)

Drinks: beer, wine, carob, dum, star anise, fenugreek