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you still have nightmares about on dark stormy nights.
diet
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We ve all had one of those meals — you know, the one
It usually happens on a visit to an elderly relative.
Pass the grapes, please!
“Here, have some of this,” says Great Auntie Ethel.
“Err, what is it?” you stammer.
“Jellied cow tongue with kidney gravy and cold boiled spinach.” *THUD-bleeeuuuurrgghh-thumpthumpthump*
(That’s the sound of you fainting, being sick and then running away.)
But if you think you’ve got it bad, wrap your peepers around these ancient Egyptian foody favourites . . .
Fish
Oh, what´s for dinner? Fish or more fish?
Beer
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Bread
Most poorer Egyptians sat on the floor to eat, using their fingers. See what your mum says if you try that at dinner tonight.