In ancient Egypt there were three seasons. In the first season "summer" the Nile flooded the farm land. In the second season the land was no longer flooded and farmers ploughed sowed seeds and dug new irrigation canals.
A wall painting showed a man and a woman ploughing and sowing seeds Ploughs were made of wood. They were pulled by oxen and used to turn over the soil ready for the seed to be sown.
The Egyptian grew barley and a kind of wheat called emmer. The grain was made into flour and kneaded with water into dough to make bread.
How ancient Egyptian made bread in details?
Grain is knocked out of the emmer using a pestle and mortar.
A stone is rolled over the grain to make fine flour.
Flour and water are mixed to make dough.
The dough is baked in a cone- shaped oven
Both rich and poor people ate bread and drank beer. They also ate fruits such as dates and figs. Those who could afford it would have meat, fish and wine. Meat from ducks and geese and "fish caught in the Nile" was pickled and dried in the sun.
Reference : Ancient Egypt - by Martin Forrest
