Tag Archive

Ancient Egyptian Food

By Ben Morales-Correa

Although the ancient Egyptians left no recipes, their staple diet, according to Magda Mehdawy, author of “The Pharaoh’s Kitchen”, consists like today, mainly of bread and whatever produce the land yields that is onions, garlic, lentils, leeks, turnips, radish , lettuce, and cucumbers. Most of these vegetables were eaten raw. Bread was a staple food... »



People are talking about

Africa akhenaten Alexandria Amarna Amenhotep III ancient egyptian religion antiquities Archaeology Aswan british museum cairo economy Education egyptian museum Egyptology environment Fayoum giza hatshepsut islam Luxor Metropolitan Museum of Art Middle East mummies mummy museum Nefertiti Nile Nubia Old Kingdom Pharaoh Pyramid Red Sea Saqqara Sharm el-Sheikh Sinai Peninsula stolen antiquities Supreme Council of Antiquities tomb Tourism tutankhamen Tutankhamun Valley of the Kings women Zahi Hawass