How was it made?
Kitchens were commonly used during this time period, they were commonly placed in courtyards. Cooking was done in clay ovens, but food was fried, baked, and grilled. Wood was used to burn fires to cook, charcoal was also used. Kitchen utensils, however, were found in tombs, but storage jars, bowls, pots, and pans were used in the preparation of food.
What did they eat?
Food that was commonly eaten then is also commonly eaten now! Hummus was popular among Ancient Egyptians. Fruits & Vegetables were also consumed in times of harvest. Popular among the people would be bread & beer. Meat was commonly eaten by the wealthy, the only time the poor really ate meat was on a special occasion, that was if they were even able. If a meat were to parish quickly it would be preserved for future use. Egg usage was at a low, mainly because egg production was a thing of the future at this time period. Fish, a common part of the Egyptian diet, were dried for consumption.
Kitchens were commonly used during this time period, they were commonly placed in courtyards. Cooking was done in clay ovens, but food was fried, baked, and grilled. Wood was used to burn fires to cook, charcoal was also used. Kitchen utensils, however, were found in tombs, but storage jars, bowls, pots, and pans were used in the preparation of food.
What did they eat?
Food that was commonly eaten then is also commonly eaten now! Hummus was popular among Ancient Egyptians. Fruits & Vegetables were also consumed in times of harvest. Popular among the people would be bread & beer. Meat was commonly eaten by the wealthy, the only time the poor really ate meat was on a special occasion, that was if they were even able. If a meat were to parish quickly it would be preserved for future use. Egg usage was at a low, mainly because egg production was a thing of the future at this time period. Fish, a common part of the Egyptian diet, were dried for consumption.
Beverages?
Beer production had a role during the Ancient Egyptian lifestyle, they had methods behind how they made the beer, they kept records. It is said that the large scale beer production may have been apart of a royal monopoly. Water from the Nile was used as drinking water, however, it was not good quality. Disease was little known about and if someone were to get sick they would pray to the Gods. Milk was another that wasn't very popular but was used, it was said that because of the hot climate that milk would spoil within a few hours. Cattle were kept for milk production, such as sheep and goats, milk was stored in egg-shaped jars. Wine was produced for a wide variety of people, it was stored in jars and aged. Other than using wine to get drunk was used for mummification. Other beverages used were anything that contained sugar or starch.
Civilized? (Record Keeping)
Ancient Egyptians were amazing record keepers, the fact that a major amount of things done in this time period were recorded for future use shows how they were able to keep records of what they wanted to know.
Beer production had a role during the Ancient Egyptian lifestyle, they had methods behind how they made the beer, they kept records. It is said that the large scale beer production may have been apart of a royal monopoly. Water from the Nile was used as drinking water, however, it was not good quality. Disease was little known about and if someone were to get sick they would pray to the Gods. Milk was another that wasn't very popular but was used, it was said that because of the hot climate that milk would spoil within a few hours. Cattle were kept for milk production, such as sheep and goats, milk was stored in egg-shaped jars. Wine was produced for a wide variety of people, it was stored in jars and aged. Other than using wine to get drunk was used for mummification. Other beverages used were anything that contained sugar or starch.
Civilized? (Record Keeping)
Ancient Egyptians were amazing record keepers, the fact that a major amount of things done in this time period were recorded for future use shows how they were able to keep records of what they wanted to know.