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From Staples to Luxuries

A glimpse into the food and foodways of the ancient Egyptians over their 3,000-year history

By Mennat-Allah El Dorry

What did the Ancient Egyptians Eat?

Ancient Egypt

Pharaohs, Feasts, and Foods

From abundant delicacies to flowing wine, ancient Egyptian banquets were truly a sight to behold.

By Salima Ikram

Festive menus and customs

Food

A Turning Point

In a period of changing fashions and traditions, food trends in Egypt mirrored the diverse influences from around the Mediterranean.

By Cornelia Römer

Food and drink in the Graeco-Roman Period (332 BCE to 614 CE)

Ancient Egypt

What Was Cooking in Medieval Cairo?

The recently translated fourteenth-century Egyptian cookbook "Kanz al-Fawa’id fī Tanwi' al-Mawa’id" provides a rare glimpse into Egypt’s kitchens and the cosmopolitan influences that flavoured much of the food we eat until today.

By Nawal Nasrallah

Food

Brains Confounded

An Urban Satire on Peasant Life and Food from 17th-century Egypt

By Sami Zubaida

Hazz Al Quhuf

Food

Fasting and Eating

Although abstinence from food was a cornerstone of monastic life, monasteries were thriving settlements that tell us much about the food available in early Christian Egypt

By Mennat-Allah El Dorry

The Diet of the Desert Fathers

Food