EATING WITH THE PHARAOHS is a collection of recipes and stories written by Pentu the Scribe, (a fictional character) who served as Master of Pharaoh’s Kitchen during the reign of Pharaoh Khufu, 2589 - 2566 B.C. They bring to us part of the struggle of working as a cook in the Egypt of the pyramid builders. The recipes describe the ingredients and the ways of preparing the food more than four thousand years ago when accurate measuring was something not applied to food. In this intriguing cook book the author has researched plants, animal products and other elements that the ancient cooks used to produce the food and drink for the pharaohs and their families; feeding the living god was something only few could do, with some of these few, the dedicated servants of Pharaoh immortalised on the walls of magnificent tombs and temples. A great read and a great feed!
