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With the leftover bread the egyptian brewers would make beer which was the most common drink.


The Nile provided lots of fish which was dried in the sun. geese ducks and goats provided fresh eggs and milk wild game provide meat for the wealthy. Common people also ate meat but they usually saved it for parties and special occasions . The most popular food from the rich to poor was beer and bread.


Most Egyptians had terrible teeth because sand from the desert got into their bread and grind their teeth. To clean their teeth they used toothbrushes made from twigs and toothpaste made from natron a natural salt found on the shores from the desert lake


Ancient egyptians made many types of breads some were sweet savory some had seeds some were airy and some were dry. But most of them were oval shaped some also were shaped like triangles or cones other rare ones were shaped as animals. Women were the bread bakers they made bread by kneading together barley or elmer wheat flour with a little bit of water, yeast and oil with some seasonings. Then it was put aside to rise and then they baked it Ancient Egyptian baked their bread in earthenware ovens that were three feet high and heated with wood or charcoal. To sweeten they didn't use sugar they used honey and/or fruit also they didn't eat much sweets they had terrible dental issues a lot of there teeth decayed and had a bunch of bad kinds of pain like painful abscesses a sore that got infected and gum disease. These were terrible they killed some people they were that bad some got fillings and and other types of dental work done toothaches were treated with herbs and spices they believed some were caused by evil gods so they treated them with amulets spells and magic.