The foundation of all daily meals, regardless of social class was the same. It consisted of bread, beer and vegetables. The main course included onions, garlic, beans and peas and a variety of melons. The wealthier Egyptians had more opportunites to enjoy red meat, honey-sweetned cakes and other delicacies. The lower class Egyptians relied on fish for most of their meat proteins. The national drink in ancient Egypt was beer, and all anicent Egyptians, rich or poor, male or females, drank great quantities of it. In addition to beer, wine was also often drank. Wines in anicent Egypt, similar to today were recongnized by their vintage. "Also their were often identified by the name of village, town, district and region where it was produced". (www.egyptianinfo.com Wages were paid in grain, which was then used to make two parts of the egyptian diet, bread and beer. Beer was made from barley dough, so bread making and beer making were often shown together. Overall Mealtime in ancient Egypt was one of family ties, religion and class.
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