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Makaela Williams

an advertisement for a restaurant called buona gena, featuring various foods and wine

In the Middle Ages in Europe, what people ate depended a lot on how rich they were. Poor people (which was almost everybody) ate mainly barley. Sometimes they made their barley into bread, and sometimes into pancakes or pizza, and sometimes into barley porridge (like oatmeal) and sometimes into barley soup. But every day, breakfast, lunch and dinner, most of every meal was barley.

The Romans ate a lot of vegetables. They didn't eat much meat but when they did it was seafood, game, and poultry. They also are some citrus fruits.

an assortment of food is displayed on a table with wine and olives in the background

The Greeks diet mostly consisted of bread, wine, and olives. They are very little meat. They also are a lot of vegetables.

an ancient painting of a man holding two fish

Greek History

Knossos Palace

Bronze Age Civilization

Minoans are a wide variety of foods from the sea. Most commonly ate young squid. They also cultivated and harvested other foods.

a painting of food on a table in front of a window with stained glass panes

Persian Foods consisted of perfumed stews flavored with cinnamon, mint, and pomegranates; elaborate stuffed fruits and vegetables; and tender roasted meats

an ancient painting with birds, fish and other things on it's shelf next to scissors

Ancient Egyptian Food

Ancient Egyptian Paintings

Egyptians usually ate bread and beer. Usually supplemented with onions and other vegetables and sometimes dried fish.

two men sitting at a table with drinks in their hands, vintage line drawing or engraving illustration

Cradle Of Civilization

German People

Ancient Mesopotamia

The most common food and drink in Mesopotamia was bread and beer. According to the Epic of Gilgamesh beer was one of the blessings of civilization. A mash of barley or wheat was flavoured with herbs and allowed to ferment. Date syrup or honey was added to help the process. It was then mixed with water and filtered. The beer was very nutritious.

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