Food and flavors of ancient Egypt

Egyptian documentation informs us about the preparation of essential foodstuffs and the mindset behind the creation of dishes.

However, in the absence of actual recipes, we are left to guess what appeared on the tables of ancient Egyptians, whether pharaohs and their retinues or common people: bread and cakes, meats and fish, fruits and vegetables, fats, sugars and spices, and drinks.

All this is illustrated by a concrete example: what do the Red Sea papyri tell us about the diet of the workers who participated in the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza?

Finally, about thirty simple recipes, reconstructed from this data, offer the possibility of eating, feasting, and getting drunk in the manner of the pharaohs!