what did the ancient egyptians eat?

Answer 1

Fish, cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, garlic, flat bread, wine,
beans, chick peas, lentils and green peas, Egyptian lettuce, honey, dates, raisins, cheese,Beef from cattle was frequently eaten by the rich, but appeared on the tables of common people usually only during festive occasions, when a sheep or goat might be slaughtered. Wild game such as antelope, ibex, gazelles and deer. Pork was eaten, though the animal was associated with the evil god Seth. Early on it was widely consumed in Lower Egypt, but rarely in Upper Egypt. Yet we know that pigs were later bred and pork widely eaten throughout Egypt. While milk, cheese and butter are not well attested to, at least in text, we certainly believe that the early Egyptians were familiar with all of these dairy products. There were also a number of different oils and fat used in the preparation of food. We know of beef, goat and other fats, and the Egyptian language had 21 different names for vegetable oils obtained from sesame, caster-oil plants, flax seed, radish seed, horseradish, safflower and colocynth. Horseradish oil was particularly popular. Oil and fat was mostly used for frying meat and vegetables, though food was also cooked in milk or butter. Sea salt, because of its connection to the evil Seth, was not consumed but salt from the Siwa Oasis was available. Pepper, however, only appears from the Greek period, but other spices were also used, including aniseed, cinnamon, coriander, cumin, dill, fennel, fenugreek, marjoram, mustard and thyme.

Answer 2

Most foods really. The hunting of fish, fowl etc are pictured on the walls of tombs. Records for food for the workers on the pyramids also show they ate things like onions. Incidentally, the bread that was eaten had so much grit and sand in it most egyptians had terrible tooth pain when they reached middle age.

Answer 3

Wheat and fish from the nile as well as an assortments of meats such as beef, goat etc. They had an extensive empire across north Africa so you would expect to see imported foods from there - couscous, peppers, indiginous wild foul, shell fish etc. If you check out the novel, 'River God' by Wilbur Smith it realises ancient Eqypt in some detail.

Answer 4

Aliens

Answer 5

Dates.figs, grapes, pomegranites oranges goat meat.. chicken beef spinach...wheat rice flat unleavened bread goat milk, goat yoghurt...buttermilk....sheeps eyes....goat brain, goats testicles, fish, squid chick peas potatoes tomatoes onions but they didnt eat hamburgers lol

Answer 6

Fruit, a.i.: figs, dates, nutes, grapes (when available), flat bread, yeast beer, fish, beef, etc... What answer are you exactly looking for?

Answer 7

Nothing. They were all dead by the time they were ancient.

Answer 8

ancient food.

Answer 9

That pyramid shaped chocolate

Answer 10

Here take a look:

http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/diet.htm