Wine

Wine was also consumed in ancient Egypt, it deserves to be on the list of the most famous Ancient Egyptian kinds of food. Several recipes for wine are found in a 10th century CE Baghdad cookbook that describes Egyptian wine produced using the same methods documented in the art and section. archaeological remains of antiquity. The Egyptians have known wine since 3000 BC. The Egyptian word for wine, "JRP", precedes any other word for wine. By the 18th dynasty, the wine had become a popular consumer product in ancient Egypt with both red and white wine available to everyone.

To make wine, the ancient Egyptians picked a bunch of grapes and squeezed out the juice by stepping on them in a trough big enough to hold at least six men. The mixture was sealed in an earthen pot with the date and vineyard, almost the same as it is today. For most of ancient Egyptian history, wine was mainly consumed at the court of the pharaohs. They even appoint an official taster. Wine is also a popular drink on the menus of the rich and powerful. The ancient Egyptians also made white and red wines from grapes, which were combined with spices and honey. They made as many non-alcoholic drinks from the fruit as the day.