Biblical Food: What Did People Really Eat?

“Biblical food” is often imagined. The reality is far more interesting.
Uri Mayer-Chissick explores what people in the Land of Israel actually ate: bread, lentils, wild plants, preserved foods, and everyday meals shaped by climate and survival. Was there white flour? How did people eat sweets? What did “real food” mean before modern industry?
This is not a romantic return to the past. It’s a sharp, surprising look at how food in this region evolved and what we’ve forgotten along the way.