What the ancient Egyptians ate varied depending of their social and financial stats. The more money and power you had, the better you ate. A few of the foods ancient Egyptians consumed are being eaten still today. For example, ful medammes, a fava bean dish that is often a breakfast food is now the National Dish of Egypt was eaten in the Pharaonic periods.

The basic meal in ancient Egypt was beer, bread, and onions, which the peasants ate daily, probably as a morning meal before they left to work in the fields or on works commanded by the pharaohs. Another simple meal would be eaten in the cool of the evening, probably boiled vegetables, bread, and beer; possibly wild fowl.

The wealthy would expect to eat two or three meals a day comprising vegetables, wild fowl, fish, eggs, and beef. Butter, milk, and cheese were also easily obtainable. Dessert would consist of fruit--grapes, figs, dates, and watermelons.

Elite Egyptians ate three daily meals: morning, evening, and night. Labourers probably ate twice daily. Social superiors might include lower-status diners at banquets, with different foods offered to each guest depending on his or her rank.

High-status banquets were often segregated by gender. The genders mixed at family meals, regardless of status. Diversity in diet was a mark of wealth. Beer and bread appeared on everyone's table and were the most common form of payment.

The story of the Shipwrecked Sailor teaches us that the hero of the story considered the following goods "good food": birds, cucumber, figs, fish, grapes, notched sycamore figs and sycamore figs.

Their staples were beer and bread. Vegetables were also common ancient Egyptian foods and a number of recipes featured the use of peas and beans. There were also a number of different oils and fat used in the preparation of food.

While the food of the common people was barely adequate at best, and during the recurring corn dearth's sadly lacking, the affluent certainly knew how to live it up: Meat, water fowls, vegetables, fruit and wine were part of their diet, as was the ubiquitous bread in one of its many guises. On the whole, Egyptians don't seem to have overindulged; according to the testimonies we have, they looked remarkably fit.

Also the rich ancient Egyptians had dessert. One of the ancient Egyptian desserts is milk toffee (a delicious ancient traditional recipe). Another one is Almond Milk Custard Tart. Whipped Chestnut Cream is a difficult recipe to realize but it is worth the try.

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Money & Coins	Recreation Part 1	Trading of Goods
Famous Monuments	Recreation Part 2	Translation Of Hieroglyphics
Mummies / Mummification	Religion Part 1	Transportation System
Music in Ancient Egypt	Religion Part 2	Viziers Ranking
Musical Instruments	Religious Beliefs	Famous Wars Fought
Myths Part 1: Creation, Eye of Ra	Sarcophagus	Weaponry & Chain of Command
Myths Part 2: Death	Children's Schools	Common Weapons Used in War
Names and Meanings	Science and Technology	Women's Life Part 1
Numbering System	Role of Scribes	Women's Life Part 2
Obelisks Designs	Life of Slaves & Slavery	Status of Women
Paintings Style, Colours	Social Classes in Ancient Egypt	British Museum and Ancient Egypt
Papyrus Invention	Soldiers in the Army	Burial Tombs In Ancient Egypt
Pharaohs Dynasties	Sphinxes - majestic monuments	Concept of Afterlife
Pottery Designs	Common Sports Played	Farming In Ancient Egypt
Priests' Role	Famous Statues	Common Food and Drink
Process Of Embalming	Symbols and Meanings	King Tutankhamun of Egypt
Famous Proverbs	Tattoos and Designs	Sun God: Ra
Queens Part 1: Cleopatra	Technology Advancements	The Pyramids of Ancient Egypt
Queens Part 2: Other Queens	Temples' Significance	Valley of The Kings
Popular Quotes	Commonly used Tools	Pictures/Photos

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