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Food in Ancient Egypt: What Did the Egyptians Eat?
Food in ancient Egypt was an important part of culture and society, both in life and the hereafter. Temple walls were inscribed with the copious amounts of food offered to the gods. Tombs were decorated with images of overflowing offering tables and filled with jars and bowls of real food.
Here's what King Tut may have eaten while he was alive
Tut himself was buried with an impressive deli selection, including 100 baskets containing wheat and barley, bread loaves, sycamore figs, dates, melons, and grapes. Also ready and waiting were honey, jars of wine, and four dozen boxes of victual mummies, including many cuts of beef on the bone, nine ducks, four geese and various small birds. None of the boxes contained fish, despite, or perhaps because of, the fact that it was a common and plentiful food in Tut's time.
Egyptian civilisation daily life: Food
The principal food crops, barley and emmer, were used to make beer and bread, the main staples of the Egyptian diet. Grains were harvested and stored in granaries until ready to be processed. The quantities harvested each season far exceeded the needs of the country, so much was exported to neighbouring countries, providing a rich source of income for the Egyptian treasury.

Ancient Egyptian tombs were crammed full of snacks

What did Ancient Egyptians eat?

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Canadian Museum of History. (n.d.). Egyptian civilization daily life: Food. https://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/civil/egypt/egcl02e.html
Corday, K. (2020, September 26). Here's what King Tut may have eaten when he was alive. Grunge. https://www.grunge.com/252677/heres-what-king-tut-may-have-eaten-when-he-was-alive/
Hansen, N. B. (2022, April 8). Food in Ancient Egypt: What did the Egyptians eat? The Collector. https://www.thecollector.com/food-ancient-egypt/
Smithsonian CHannel. (n.d.). Ancient Egyptian tombs were crammed full of snacks [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/uHcxSQqdjKY
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HSIE - History - Year 8 - Ancient Egypt: Food

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Ancient Egyptian tombs were crammed full of snacks

What did Ancient Egyptians eat?

References