"Bread and Brew!" - Food and Drink in Ancient Egypt

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I hope that you're hungry because in this video, we'll explore the main types of food and drink that were regularly consumed in ancient Egypt.
Contents:
00:00 Introduction
01:40 Egypt's Unique Geography
03:30 Cattle, Beef and other Meats
08:40 Bread & Brew
13:30 Fish and Fowl
15:40 Vegetables, Fruits and Sweets
16:32 Conclusion
17:50 Thank You & Patrons
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[@decimusausoniusmagnus5719]

This is truly the golden âge of KZbin's historical videos.

[@HistorywithCy]

Yeah definitely, lots of great history content creators out there! Thanks for watching, appreciate it!

[@alphavegas1]

You should check out Deep History. I'm a history buff and I've heard TONS of stuff I'd never heard before on that channel.

[@AdaManny555]

- Yes, it is. Amazing~ ✨✨

[@Paulsinke]

Cy produces the content that the history channel SHOULD be making, thanks!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks my friend for the kind words and good wish, appreciate them and viewers like you!

[@youngimperialistmkii]

The Egyptian scribe railing against drunkenness, must be real fun at parties🍻

[@HistorywithCy]

😂 that quote reminded me of this one professor at uni who used to walk around campus on Friday nights admonishing students he thought were drinking of how they'd get nowhere in life. Seriously, true story. Thanks for watching, really appreciate it and more on the way, stay tuned and safe!

[@heavenbright2342]

Gotta start that Ancient Egyptian pub and grill, serving dishes and brews based on authentic Ancient Egyptian recipes: alligator wraps, turtle rolls, fish cakes, sundried catfish, holy bull burger, wine, and beer. Pharaoh Pub open 24/7

[@IHateThisHandleSystem]

I find it suprising how hight the alcohol content of ancient Egyptian beer was, especially in comparison to the rest of the ancient world. Most ancient brews that were consumed daily had very low alcohol content (around 1%), so getting drunk was not a problem.

[@HistorywithCy]

Yeah true, but my guess is that they probably didn't normally drink too much at one sitting. Thanks for watching, appreciate it and more on the way, stay tuned and safe!

[@thelittleartist7117]

Ah beer, humanity’s oldest addiction

[@corvuscorax8459]

Drinking one right now. Prost!

[@youngimperialistmkii]

@@corvuscorax8459 Same. Cheers🍻

[@Morfeusm]

@Ghost! would you drink non alcoholic beer? Some of them are very good nowadays.

[@pollos9238]

Cy wakes up and thinks: “How can I make Pollos’ day exponentially better?”

[@ancientsitesgirl]

It's been a long road to Koshary and Stella beer! 😏 Thanks for the excellent video!

[@malgorzatajackowska7820]

🙂🙂

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha yes... I wonder if ancient Egyptian beer would sell well today... how would it taste compared to modern beers? Thanks for watching, appreciate it!

[@armyofninjas9055]

Amazing how people are basically just people--whatever the era.

[@HistorywithCy]

Agreed... same hopes, dreams and often, food and drink! Thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it! More on the way, stay tuned and safe!

[@armyofninjas9055]

Sure will. Love the content.

[@WorgenGrrl]

Regarding Drunkenness in Egypt...there were exceptions...that being during certain sacred festivals. A Greek historian noted at a festival to Bast (which sounded like an Ancient version of Mardi Gras) stated that more alcohol was drunk at that time than any other time of year. There is a wall painting of a party during a festival to Hathor ( who has an epithet of Lady of Drunkenness), where one man was so smashed that he had a servant hold a bowl near him and he vomited into it.

[@simone222]

Cy, kudos once again to this latest feature on Ancient Egypt! As a wine lover and aficionado of all things anciently Egyptian, I enjoyed it very much. It is as fencudly rich as the Nile and as enticing as the current topic of food and drink in Ancient Egypt. And that was clever and apt with Happy Fresh being the sponsor considering the topic! Btw, may I just add that my favourite tomb scene about food and drinks was that found in Huya's (chief steward to queen Tiy) because it is quite rare to see royal scenes about food and drinks. In the festive scene, the major characters , queens Tiy and Nefertiti and king Akehnaten were seen enjoying yummy foods (Akhenaten - some piece of meat, Nefertiti - duck) and drinks flowed copiously. Btw, about drunkenness being generally frowned upon, perhaps this may be considered an exception. King Amenhotep, who is notorious for his love of lavish festivals and processions, allowed severely intoxicated workers from Deir el-Medina's west bank, among other things, a few days off work to recover from their hang-overs. lol Anyway, again, great job. Thank you. Looking forward to your next enjoyable and edifying installment. :)

[@HistorywithCy]

Hey, thanks so much for watching and all the insight, really appreciate it! Yes, I think I've seen a sketch of that or a similar tomb from the Amarna area, but not sure. I also didn't know about that story of Amenhotep, so thanks for sharing! Next one will be on Dynasty IV, scheduled for sometime first half of December...that will be a fun one! Thanks again for watching and the support, means a lot. Stay safe!

[@suren2313]

Almost can’t believe these Egyptian paintings are more then of three and a half millennia old. Thanks CY for another awesome informative video about ancient Egypt. Great visual representation.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks my friend, glad you enjoyed this! Most of the tomb paintings in this video were restored versions, the originals were not as colorful, but yeah they are very impressive! Thanks for watching, really appreciate it and stay safe!

[@dorianphilotheates3769]

Bread and beer - my favourites.

[@connorgolden4]

Wasn’t expecting this! Very interesting! Always glad to see an update from you!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks man, glad you liked it and really appreciate the support! More on the way soon, stay tuned!

[@connorgolden4]

@@HistorywithCy I’m always happy to see more!

[@HistorywithCy]

And I'm happy to provide it!

[@WanaxTV]

Didn’t know that the Egyptians were the beer folks! Great video Cy, keep them coming!

[@HistorywithCy]

Yeah I thought it was Sumer but I guess the Egyptians may have beaten them to it. Thanks my friend, no worries, more on the way!

[@petermessina7030]

Egypt was so grand! A stark contrast to Mesopotamian civilizations which were just as ancient, but gruesome!

[@einzigermylee5996]

I love this! This channel has many excellent videos about history, but for obvious reasons they are (like other channels) mostly focussed on the hard facts, archeological stuff etc. I really would love to know more about daily life aspects of ancient times, and it is great that the egyptians provide us this opportunity!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed this! I'll do more with daily life in the ancient world soon, stay tuned and safe!

[@gregorylittle1461]

All REAL beer should be nutritious. American corporations mass produce something that doesn't fall into this category. I live in Bavaria, where beer is considered a food staple; "liquid bread." It's an altogether different drinking experience than in my 50-state homeland.

[@HistorywithCy]

I was in Munich 5 years ago and I agree...wonderful city and people! Thanks for watching, appreciate it!

[@poddmo]

thank you for the most comprehensive and relatable presentation I've seen on the topic. Diet is so fundamental but is often only given cursory reference on the way to displaying artefacts of high status people with whom I share nothing in common

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, glad you found this interesting... I wasn't sure how it would do given that most of the stuff I cover deals more with political history. I'll do some more on the daily lives of people in the ancient world in early 2022. Thanks for watching, really appreciate it!

[@seanbeadles7421]

As someone with an anth undergrad and an arch field school but am currently working before eventually applying to grad school I love videos that get into domestic life because that’s the bread and butter of archaeology tbh. Cy is a good speaker and can make topic that would bore most people into something interesting

[@HistorywithCy]

@@seanbeadles7421 wow, that sounds like fun and wish I did that in undergrad. Thanks for the kind words, will do my best to bring you more of this stuff in the near future. Thanks for watching!

[@joeldumas5861]

About ducks and geese, Ancient Egyptians noticed their liver was way better and richer when they prepared for spring north migration. Egyptians knew and appreciated foie gras millenia earlier than their European counterparts and their now famous autumn migration.

[@darthguilder1923]

15:50 I know that the Egyptians had things like watermelon and cucumber which are distantly related to squash but usually squash only refers to the Cucurbita genus which originates in the Americas

[@HistorywithCy]

Hmm, that's interesting and something I didn't know. I got that from the book Daily Life of the Ancient Egyptians (see link "Sources and Suggested Reading") where they used the word squash. Maybe they meant gourds? Thanks for watching and pointing that out, really appreciate it!

[@darthguilder1923]

@@HistorywithCy Honestly it’s probably just a simple mistake of using the word squash too broadly and confusing the New World genus cucurbita (squash including pumpkin, zucchini/courgettes, and the like) with the broader family name Cucurbitaceae which includes the old world cucurbits/gourds that the Egyptians would have had access to. Only a misleading word choice nitpick in an otherwise great video and great sources. Either that or this one weird wording in a single book is proof that the Egyptians crossed the Atlantic, lmao. I love your videos Cy, keep up the good work!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you! Yeah I think sometimes archaeologists don't as specific when as they should when it comes to some translations. For example, in one Assyrian text (and in the U of Chicago Assyrian dictionary) they've translated a the name of a particular sea creature from the eastern Mediterranean as a narwhal because of how it's described by the king Tiglath-Pileser I, but narwahls are not known to have existed in that part of the world, so though the creature might have similarities with a narwhal, it's been mislabeled/translated. Anyway, thanks again for watching and stay tuned for more!

[@QalOrt]

Can't wait for your video on the foods of other super ancient civilisations like Babylonia, Sumeria and Ancient Peru

[@HistorywithCy]

You and me both! Just need the time but should have something in 2022, stay tuned and thanks for watching!

[@nimmira]

Can you imagine an ancient Egyptian shouting at his wife saying: Where's the crocodile!!!? You promised you would do a crocodile today!!! I want my crocodile!!!

[@silentecho92able]

Sounds like a cheesy 1950s sitcom but with ancient Egyptian in a very Flintstones feeling of comedy.

[@HistorywithCy]

I think crocodile would have been for special occasions!

[@nimmira]

@@HistorywithCy lol ... thanks I'll pass :) [now I can't stop imagining Croco-kebab]

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha I wonder what it must have tasted like...

[@nimmira]

@@HistorywithCy As the old adage says, "It tastes like chicken".

[@jenaosborne4558]

Watching this during lunch. So appropriate

[@HistorywithCy]

Yum... might make you even more hungry! Thanks for watching, appreciate it!

[@Christian_Bagger]

I’ve many ideas for worldbuilding. Stuff like this, get me on the right tracks! So interesting to listen to!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed this! More on the way, stay tuned and safe!

[@robbabcock_]

Such a fascinating video! The mundane elements of life are actually very interesting.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks and agreed! I'll do more on daily life in the near future. Thanks for watching and the support!

[@TheCountofToulouse]

There is a Bible passage that reads "There is NOTHING NEW under the sun". If you could 'go back in time', aside from certain modern advancements, you'd have no problem getting around and fitting into most of if not all the major societies and empires of ancient times. Its astonishing how we can relate to ancient graffiti, how we can still understand and relate to ancient manuscripts, even from cities that were swept from the face of the earth LONG before other empires rose, like Nineveh, which many people thought 'never existed' until it was dug up and all the thousands of clay cuneiform tablets were found and many translated. You'd be shocked to know they had refrigeration, they would harvest ICE from frozen lakes, cover it in saw dust, carry and sell it, they had ancient 'ice boxes' and could chill some liquids. Of course, this was radically expensive and not in every part of every empire but it WAS there. Economies work on SUPPLY and DEMAND. If there is a DEMAND or a NEED, there will be someone to exploit it. Imagine being in Egypt at the height of its power and having a mug of COLD beer because there were people that actually DID that. Having a steak and a beer with fried chips and some greens is as old as we have recorded records.

[@HistoryWithKayleigh]

Ha cool, i looked into the foods that were eaten in Ancient Egypt myself last month 🤗

[@HistorywithCy]

Oh nice, I'll have to check it out! Thanks for stopping by... saw your video on Yakhchals recently, it was great!

[@manetho5134]

I am Egyptian and I am just amazed by how similar is our ancient predecessor's food to modern Egyptian traditional foods, catfish, salted fish (we call it Feseekh), fava beans and lentils, round bread (Baladi Bread as we call it, made by a very similar method to the ancient one described), ducks, pigeons (we stuff pigeons with rice) All of them are included in the modern Egyptian traditional cuisine, the main notable difference is of course the beer and wine, this tradition has died of from centuries for obvious reasons, I think we don't farm barley anymore in modern Egypt, ot at least not in the shear quantity that we used to farm in the ancient period

[@HistorywithCy]

Nice, thanks for sharing! Glad you found this interesting and thanks for watching!

[@shanecarubbi7864]

Thanks Cy!! Great vid!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks Shane, glad you liked it!

[@joeshmoe8345]

Real interesting, thanks Cy

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks man, glad you enjoyed it! More on ancient Egypt coming up, stay tuned!

[@AndreLuis-gw5ox]

Nice video, as always! You are one of the best for ancient history, Cy

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks man, really appreciate it the kind words and glad you enjoy ancient history! More on the way, stay tuned and safe!

[@scrumpy8192]

This channel is the best. Equivalent episodes for other cultures would be cool too!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks! Will do, especially for ancient Mesopotamia, stay tuned and safe!

[@volodymyrcuza9994]

Thanks a lot for the incredible video! Such a great level of research and quality!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed this and hopefully I'll do some more on daily life in the ancient world soon! Thanks for watching!

[@Angie2343]

This and other food videos make me hungry. Ancient cultures sure eat a lot healthier than we do now.

[@PenguinofD00mxxx]

another great one

[@HistorywithCy]

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching!

[@geraldmeehan8942]

Thank you, Cy for yet another informative video. I appreciate your dedication to research making ancient history come to life!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks man, comments like this make my day and glad that you enjoyed this! More on the way!

[@geraldmeehan8942]

@@HistorywithCy good deal. keep up the good work!

[@jamesewanchook2276]

Excellent content and delivery; thanks from Vancouver B.C.!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed this! I went to Vancouver 3 years ago for a wedding and then drove up to Banff... man, western Canada is so beautiful and underrated, can't wait to go back! Thanks again and stay safe!

[@kaushiksheshnagraj7176]

Very nice Cyrus keep it up. Thank you, for you I don't have to go thirty kilometres away from my home to gain knowledge about history.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, glad you liked this and more to come, stay tuned and safe!

[@lindsaykania106]

this is was a very interesting video

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! More on Egyptian daily life on the way, stay tuned and thanks for watching!

[@henkstersmacro-world]

The most enjoyable aspects of life highlighted in a most enjoyable video👍👍👍

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks my friend, can never go wrong with good food and drink, even if it's just talking about them. More daily life in ancient Egypt on the way, stay tuned!

[@grizzerotwofour7858]

Interesting. Love it

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you!

[@user-eh6th9wj5k]

100k this video? Good job! Keep it rolling!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks for the support, really appreciate it! Will keep rolling more out for sure!

[@UnintentionalSubmarine]

That scribe's admonishment about drunkeness sounds a lot like something people might say today in a lot of countries. And public drunkeness isn't exactly looked upon with great favour even today, but it happens a lot and even more in private or bars. So the scribe's words seem to indicate that the Egyptians' reality was pretty similar, otherwise he wouldn't have gone out of his way to wag his pen like that. So I would argue it was simply a staple of life, some people got drunk, but those not drunk didn't really like it much (because let us be honest, drunk people are often annoying to those not drunk), even if they liked to get drunk at other times themselves.

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha good points, and tend to agree with them. I guess today it all depends where and in what stage of one's life they're in. For many US college kids on most large campus it's considered normal or a right of passage to be drunk, but for adults past 30, it's not looked nicely upon if you can't control your liquor intake, like what the scribe was pointing out. Thanks for watching, really appreciate it and the insightful comment. More on the way, stay tuned and safe!

[@UnintentionalSubmarine]

@@HistorywithCy Oh I do stay tuned. :) Very interested in what you put out.

[@OverOnTheWildSide]

Excellent info as always. I think the hunting diminished because they overgrazed the area too much. I heard Israel used to be very abundant with grass and trees but it was overgrazed. We’ve seen the effects of overgrazing in parts of Northern America as well. Fortunately it didn’t last as long.

[@elguido]

Hahaha, I am glad that you enjoyed your dish! XD It is interesting that beer was a commoners drink, because in the offering formula they always mention beer and I have never come across a request for wine in the afterlife. "An offering given by the king to Osiris, lord of (...) so that he may give a voice offering of bread, beer, ox, fowl, linen, and alabaster (a stone), all things good and pure on which a god lives by, to the ka (one of the souls) of the venerated ... (name of the deceased). I also always wondered why they wanted alabaster. Seems like a pretty random thing to request. Thanks for another very interesting video!

[@HistorywithCy]

Hey man, thanks for watching and glad you found it interesting! I'm not sure about the alabaster but I know that what we call Egyptian alabaster was of a very good, marblelike quality and so maybe rare or more expensive - maybe it was used to build in the afterlife? That I don't know but one day I want to do something on ancient Egyptian religion and the afterlife and will look deeper into some of this stuff. Thanks again for watching and the support, really appreciate it! Hope all is well on your end and stay safe!

[@Artur_M.]

An excellent video to watch during the breakfast! BTW, as I understand the ancient beer differed significantly from the modern one. Some time ago M. Laser made a video about history of beer.

[@ancientsitesgirl]

nice thumbnail!

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha thanks! Yeah I'm sure it did, though I don't have the specifics of the different processes, but I'll check out M. Laser's video! Hope all is well and thanks for watching!

[@fdadachanji4635]

Super interesting on proper civilization diets! It’s always interesting seeing the history of how people lived. Well made production!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks my friend, glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching! Stay safe!

[@jameswilliams3399]

Daughter loves to listen to this one especially, thanks. Would love videos like this for Summer/Assyria/or wherever etc!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks! The plan is to do more videos on daily life in these places, just haven't gotten around to it just yet. Hopefully by this fall or winter will have some programs on the topic. Thanks for watching!

[@jameswilliams3399]

@@HistorywithCy We certainly shall be watching :-). No my friend, thank YOU!

[@ndennant]

I have never heard of the Ancient Egyptians eating crocodiles and turtles. Not saying they didn't buy what's your source Cy?

[@HistorywithCy]

Hi, thanks for stopping by, appreciate it! It's from the book "Daily Life of the Ancient Egyptians" by Brier and Hobbes. For all sources referenced in this video, see the link "Sources and Suggested Reading." Any questions, please don't hesitate to let me know. Thanks!

[@mtathos_]

hell yeah!! when's the next podcast as well?

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks! I hope to have one out in December... been having a lot of shorter vids lately but will put out a long podcast video soon... maybe even a series in 2022. Any specific topics you'd like for me to go over?

[@mtathos_]

@@HistorywithCy It is truly wholesome of you to not only answer my question but to ask for a suggestions. My interest is more in the hellenistic period, specifically the diadochi wars, but in the interest of the channel and the type of content you put out it would be more appropriate to either: small series on the first civilization of the indus river or give more recognition into the precolombian americas. So those are my 3 suggestions, thank you for this interaction, good continuation!:)

[@detgrsketestamente3821]

Outstanding. Perhaps you will one day make a video on the food and drinks of the ancient greeks :)

[@ruthanneseven]

I have a great book on that and recipes can be reproduced. Men did most of the cooking!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks! Yes, I hope to in the near future, probably sometime in 2022 when I get more into Greek history again, including daily life for the average person. Thanks for watching, really appreciate it!

[@dorianphilotheates3769]

1:44 - Not “arguably”, definitely.

[@Iamhim707]

Crazy I was literally just smoking with my wife talking about I wonder how ancient people got their food And this pops up good stuff man

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha thanks man, glad this helped! I'll try to put some related stuff on food and daily life from other ancient civs soon. Thanks for watching, stay tuned and safe!

[@devinsmith4790]

The egyptian diet: Mostly bread & beer.

[@HistorywithCy]

Basically, with a few cool things added here and there. Thanks for watching, stay safe!

[@TheRedneckPreppy]

Great stuff Cy! While I love the stuff about Egypt's rulers, I do like the street level stuff as well. I tell you, when I was at the Field Museum in Chicago a few years back, while I loved the stuff about the mummies and the big stuff everyone understandably ogles, I was fascinated by mundane stuff like combs, bowls and other stuff that the average Joe used. Brings the past down to a personal level.

[@HistorywithCy]

Same! The more I learn about the daily life of all of these ancient peoples, not just Egyptians, the more I realize that most of them were just like us. The other interesting thing is that the quality of some of the items they used, even the common people, was so much better than what we have today. Haha I doubt any bowls or shoes that I own would last 4000 years! As always, thanks so much for stopping by and your insightful comments, really appreciate the support! I'll do some more videos on daily life in 2022, stay tuned and safe!

[@uncleanunicorn4571]

As a general rule, if you found yourself stranded through a time travel accident, drinking beer is a better option than most water supplies, as the fermentation will kill harmful bacteria.

[@HistorywithCy]

Yes, very true. That's why it was a staple in Egypt. Waterborne diseases arguably may have killed more people than any other malady. Thanks for watching!

[@theamazinghippopotomonstro9942]

I didn't know they had all of those 3D figurines. Very interesting

[@laserbeam002]

The three foods the egyptians loved most was bread, beer....and onions.

[@MartialBorschel]

I HATE THAT I MISSED THIS!! XD

[@HistorywithCy]

No worries my friend, it's not going anywhere! Want to do more on Egyptian daily life this summer or fall, stay tuned and thanks for watching buddy, appreciate it!

[@sarahsutube]

It's so nice to have a face to go with a name. I'm surprise so much of it is in New York. Thanks again.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks! Yeah I found that the Metropolitan Museum in NYC had some of the best images for this topic, plus they've made them all public domain so I can use them without explicit permission from the museum. More on the way, thanks for watching and stay safe!

[@yodak4]

Do more coverage on the history of ancient bronze age chinese civilizations

[@HistorywithCy]

Planning to in 2022, stay tuned!

[@Andrea-rw9tf]

You broke the spaghetti!!

[@HistorywithCy]

I did...still tasted great though! Thanks for watching, really appreciate it! More on the way, stay hungry... I mean tuned, and safe!

[@globalgaucho]

pastafrolla is everywhere

[@fordprefect80]

Now I'm hungry.

[@HistorywithCy]

Me too...I'm always hungry though. Thanks for watching, really appreciate it!

[@DarrenGedye]

Even the mummies of some Pharaohs show signs of famine. Hunger was only a bad harvest away, even for the great house. Also they believed that the act of writing something down made it real. So images of food in burial chambers was actually them laying in supplies for their afterlife.

[@HistorywithCy]

Yes, very true!

[@19BenZ57]

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[@kevingarris198]

Is Herodotus believed to have written from personal observation, or is he simply compiling popular contemporary beliefs with respect to Egypt?

[@ohlangeni]

Old Egyptian language belonged to the Bantu language phylum. They were East Saharan people from Nabta Playa.

[@MarcusAgrippa390]

All praise the Great Algorithm! I offer these few words for the blessing of Cy

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks for the support man, really appreciate and glad you're enjoying these! More on daily life in the ancient world coming up, stay tuned!

[@yaruqadishi8326]

Ok

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks!

[@jari2018]

So they didnt have candy ? or what were children get as a treat ?

[@HistorywithCy]

Good question, since there were no sweets made from sugarcane, most any type of "candy" would have involved honey. I've read read about honeyed dates (what Tom said below), but not sure of other types of candy in the way use the word. I'll see if I can find something on this and get back to you if I do. Thanks!

[@AbdulHannanAbdulMatheen]

👏🙂

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you!

[@AbdulHannanAbdulMatheen]

@@HistorywithCy it really is my pleasure seeing such great content. Keep up the great work 👍

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks!

[@Wahcawatoglawin]

Ợ mmm..

[@HistorywithCy]

yeah this stuff makes one hungry!

[@samisiddiqi5411]

This is what I use KZbin for.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks for stopping by and watching, appreciate it!

[@matthewmann8969]

Yeah using all excesses of hands, arms, legs, and feet

[@Rocinante2300]

Are there any similarities to later Egyptian food?

[@HistorywithCy]

Hmmm, I'm definitely not an expert but I'm sure there are, though I don't know the names of any particular modern Egyptian dishes. My guess would be that they still eat a lot of the same things - mutton, beef, different types of local fish, a lot of the same vegetables, etc. Some exceptions would be hippopotamus, crocodiles, and I guess most of the Muslim population would refrain from eating pork (the Coptic Christians probably eat it). I read an interesting fact that at least up until the Ptolemaic period, they didn't eat chickens. Anyway, thanks for watching and great questions!

[@AB-yy9cy]

@@HistorywithCy Hi Cy, There are some similarities in food. For example, at 14:28 you talked about salted fish. Modern Egyptians still eat the exact same thing. Salted fish is consumed by all Egyptians (except me haha) on one specific day of the year called Sham Ennessim which dates back to 2700 BC and was known as Shemu. This tradition never died because it was associated with the season of the harvest. Great video as always en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sham_Ennessim

[@HistorywithCy]

@@AB-yy9cy hey thanks man for sharing! I need to find a good, authentic Egyptian restaurant with such dishes because I'd love to try Sham Ennessim. I know one restaurant nearby owned by an Egyptian but they make mostly Lebanese food (I think his wife is Lebanese or Syrian). Thanks also for watching, really appreciate it! More on the way, stay tuned and safe!

[@tommy-er6hh]

@@HistorywithCy well, there is a national Egyptian dish which is a bird in a pastry that goes back to the Pharaohs.

[@AB-yy9cy]

@@HistorywithCy I hope you find a good restaurant. I've been living in the states for a while and I couldn't find any. But in case you find one I would advise you not to eat salted fish. During Sham Ennessim, hospitals and emergency rooms are always ready to receive food poisoning cases as they surge during this day. This is one of the reasons I avoid eating it. My family members know they will get sick after eating it but they do it anyway. Of course, you can eat it if it was approved by the food inspection agency. Stay safe. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fesikh

[@tjwarburton]

Did they have chickens?

[@HistorywithCy]

Great question... no, they didn't, at least not until Ptolemaic and Roman times from what I remember reading. Thanks for watching and more on the way, stay tuned!

[@alecboley9238]

vista, ca

[@HistorywithCy]

OC for me...

[@ruthanneseven]

Escondido!

[@alecboley9238]

@@ruthanneseven soy escondo

[@GD-pv9vc]

Herodotus was a Greek. He should have suggested Garlic, lemon, and arregano instead of myrr

[@xaviotesharris891]

Did you really mean canonical stoves? Hoping it should have been conical, and am supported in that hope because you didn't then elucidate the canon on which the canonical stoves would have been based.

[@HistorywithCy]

It's conical... thanks for watching, appreciate it! More to come, stay tuned and safe!

[@egay86292]

they knew about death, corruption, and the iron laws of entropy. they knew they would die, and rot, and disappear. they weren't stupid, they were hypocrites, just like us.

[@YahBoiCyril]

Well I know what I’d do in ancient egypt. Save up for a pair of goats and become a herder.

[@GD-pv9vc]

CY rules

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, so do you! You all are what make this channel successful!

[@Fatherofheroesandheroines]

Milk is for babies..when you become a grown up you drink beer

[@HistorywithCy]

Hahaha true today for sure!

[@tommy-er6hh]

Given how much Lactose intolerance is present in Egypt, they must have used most milk as cheese for adults, since Yogurt was developed until later. I do not think Butter would have held up in the hot Egyptian weather, so probably clarified butter/ghee was used.

[@Fatherofheroesandheroines]

@@tommy-er6hh " I'd just like to clarify...I'll be using butter"...that's what you meant right?

[@mevenstien]

🙂🌼🍺🍻🌼🍺🍻🌼🙂

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you!

[@PiotrDzialak]

And no chickens! Really upsetting.

[@do0myk]

didnt they came from south america together with the potatoes

[@PiotrDzialak]

@@do0myk nope, they were domesticated in China.

[@bredmond812]

I would like to see a study of the DNA of ancient Egyptian cows. I wonder if they were related to Ethiopian cows instead of cows of the Taurus mountains. I have felt that the earliest Egyptians were from Ethiopia, at least in part. Anyway, did the Egyptians drink the milk, or did they make it into kefir or cheese? Apparently, Ethiopians are largely lactose intolerant, and they consume a fermented drink called Ergo. I think lactose intolerance is high among modern Egyptians. I dunno.

[@HistorywithCy]

So one thing I did read is that of all of the ancient peoples have have been studied, it's believed that Egyptians were overall the least lactose intolerant. I don't know about modern Egyptians though... That's a good discussion for Discord!

[@mahadomar9006]

Anceint Egyptian was Somali 💯..the prove is everywhere In the world today.....anceint Egyptian .or puntites were somalis .horn Africa .....as known east ithiopia is Somali galbeed where oldest DNa if 1b1b genes fur Somali 💯 and anceint Egyptian......somali to the world ....

[@ohlangeni]

Taurus cattle were domesticated in Nabta Playa in Sudan/Libya from 13000 Before Present to 6000 years ago.

[@Ethiodaily22]

Ancient Egyptians = same as current day sudanese (nubians), Ethiopains, eritreans, somalians. Arabs came 7th centruay.. Hollywood says they are white.. lool

[@pollos9238]

Cy wakes up and thinks: “How can I make Pollos’ day exponentially better?”

[@al-hilalgames5708]

The world doesn't revolve around you.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks my friend, glad you're into this stuff! Hope to more on daily life in ancient Egypt soon, stay tuned!