Daily Life – Food and Drink
Chris Butulis
How the Egyptians got their foods:
- Farmers had cattle and some people hunted wild animals to get meats.
- Raising animals for meat was expensive.
- Most of the Egyptians were farmers at a point, so they gathered food to sell at the market.
- Around 90 percent of the Egyptians were farmers, so they could get their food from farming.
- Some people gathered wild plants to supplement their diets.
What the Egyptians ate:
- Upper class families had a variety of foods to eat including fish, pigeon stew, quail, ribs, rolls, cakes, some fruits, stewed figs, cheese, wine and beer.
- Lower classes meals included a smaller variety of foods including vegetables, fish, bread, and water or beer.
- Malnutrition was not a rare occurrence among the lower classes.
- The upper and lower class Egyptians drank milk form their cows.
Crops and Animals:
- Two of the most important crops were wheat and barley, which were used to make bread and beer.
- Farmers also grew vegetables including onions, radishes, peas, beans, cucumbers, and lettuce.
- The Egyptians raised cattle for meat and milk and a few other animals like sheep
How Egyptians planted:
- One farmer scattered seeds and another farmer followed up with a plow.
- In November farmers sowed their fields in pairs.
- Egyptians harvested some of their crops with sickles
- The animals were fed some of the grown wheat.
Citations
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Dollinger André. An introduction to the history and culture of Pharaonic Egypt.http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/timelines/topics/index.html.9/16/15.Web
Carlos Museum of Emory University.Egypt. http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/EGYPT/homepg.html.9/16/15.Web.