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Ancient Egyptian Cuisine Introduction Ancient Egypt was a civilization of ancient North-Eastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. It is one of six civilizations globally to arise independently. The cuisine of ancient Egypt covers a span of over three thousand years, but still retained many consistent traits until well into Greco-Roman times. The staples of both poor and wealthy Egyptians were bread and beer, often accompanied by  green shooted onions, other vegetables, and to a lesser extent meat, game and fish Geographical Features The geography of Egypt relates to 2 regions: 1.North Africa 2. South West Asia   Egypt has Coastlines on both the Mediterranean sea  and Red sea. Egypt has an area of 1,001,449km Festivals Of Egypt Egypt is ...

MIDDLE EASTERN BREADS This blog speaks about the breads from the different countries of the Middle East region. Generally all the breads from this region are flat breads. Dry fruits, seeds etc. play an important role. Countries:   Bahrain   Cyprus  Egypt  Iran  Iraq  Israel   Jordan  Kuwait  Lebanon Oman  Palestine  Qatar  Saudi Arabia  Syria  Turkey  United Arab Emirates  Yemen Methods of cooking: Deep fat frying  Shallow frying On charcoal Stone cooking Tandoor (iron) Woodfire oven     Staple crops: Wheat and barley are the major staple crops grown in the Middle East region. In addition, significant quantities of rice, maize, lentils, chickpeas, vegetables and fruits are produced throughout the region. Some commonly used ingredients include olives and...