Food fit for Pharaohs: An Ancient Egyptian Cookbook

By Michelle Berriedale-Johnson

Book Overview

The great fertility of the Nile valley provided the ancient Egyptians with a delicious and wholesome diet ranging from staples such as bread and beer to herbs and spices like dill, mint and cumin. Using these ingredients the British Museum's 'chef du tempe perdu' has created 35 recipes for dishes the pharaohs and their people may have eaten, including soups, starters and snacks, main dishes, desserts and baking.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0714119849
• ISBN13: 9780714119847
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: British Museum Press
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.3" x 0.3" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Little small in pages and in size but the information is great

This book has good recipes although most of them require ingredients that are hard to find in the USA for obvious reasons. You can look up substitutes though, so that isn't a problem. The book is small with not a lot of recipes but the information inside is still fascinating.