Ancient Egypt, what do you think of when you hear it? Common answers would include Pharaohs  pyramids, and sphinx. A person's first thought is rarely the food that they ate. Their food did not include bizarre ingredients or recipes that are extinct today, but rather foods that we still enjoy today. There are also many more foods than you would expect to grow in a desert. The raw materials that made up the Ancient Egyptian diet included:
-dates, grapes, pomegranates, peaches, and watermelon
-Pork in some regions
-Cattle beef, sheep, goat by the rich
-Geese, ducks, other fowl by the poor
-Gazelles and antelopes
The Ancient Egyptians did not eat many types of seafood because of religious practices. They also enjoyed beer at meals, that was made from barley and stored in specially made beer jars.