what did the incas eat and drink?

Answer 1

There were three main staples in the Inca diet:
sara corn
chuno dehydrated potatoes
quinua type of seed

The Inca farmers grew more food than was needed. After part of the harvest was eaten the rest was dried and stored for times of war or famine.




The quinua is a plant with lots of seeds that grows above the timberline. The seeds were used to make cereal, flour, and soups.





The Incas had an interesting way of dehydrating potatoes. Small potatoes were placed outside on the ground at high elevations to freeze during the night. The next morning the potatoes would be gathered into piles. The men and women would stomp on them which would cause the water to squirt out. When they wanted to use the dehydrated potatoes they would just add water.



Sara was grown at lower altitudes. It was special to the Inca for two reasons. They used corn in religious ceremonies. They also used corn to make a drink called chicha.
When the Inca empire began to trade with others their diet also included squash, sweet potatoes, and fruits like pineapple and papaya

Answer 2

What Did The Incas Eat

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Hm. That answer get's an imaginary thumbs up for humor and two thumbs down for inaccuracy and bias. They used their wits and great farming techniqes of irrigation, land and animal usage, and terraced farms and fishing. Their roads, communiction systems and pack animals brought food and information from all over as well.

Answer 5

They survived on orts and oddities until the white man arrived to show them plants, llamas and various wildlife could be used for food.