History can be viewed through many different lenses. Some believe that history is a long conversation about philosophy. Some believe it is focused on politics or wars between great characters featured throughout history. However, the Kitchen Survival Guide takes a bit of a different lens to the ancient civilizations: food. The history of food encompasses multiple aspects: philosophy, anthropology, sociology, politics, economics, resources, geography and a strong focus on culture. Ancient Egypt wasn't the first agrarian society, but it was by far one of the longest lasting ones and it has taught us a lot about food in ancient times. Without the preserved and mummified foods found in ancient tombs, we may have never learned as much as we have about their people, culture, health and politics. Food has been the one thing that links all humans, past and present throughout the entire course of history and is the basis of our current food cultures all around the world today. 

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