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Tonight, the Great Pyramid workers, and I are going to celebrate being halfway done with construction of Khufu's pyramid. One of the workers is hosting a dinner party at their home in the laborer neighborhood. Here in Egypt the primary source of food is barley, and wheat. We have very fertile land along the Nile River. Where our crops thrive at growing. In Egypt we also eat vegetables, and fruit. Meat is too expensive for the lower classes like us pyramid workers. Meat is usually enjoyed the higher class. I have taken a bite of fish meat before, and it was delicious. With the main source of product being Wheat, and barley people make bread, and porridge at home. To make bread we grind up the grain into flour, we do this with a stone grinder. A stone grinder is a common tool to have at home. With the flour that is very grainy we make all sorts of delicious breads. The most common, and basic one to make is flat bread, people make this every day. If there was a special occasion like tonight's dinner party people add milk, and eggs to the bread; rather than just salt. When eating porridge people add protein with vegetables like lentils, and beans. There will be a lot of beer consumption at the dinner party. But that doesn't mean we are all drunk. Beer here in Egypt has a very low percentage of alcohol. Day drinking is very common because the main ingredients to beer are so easy to access. Dessert at tonight's dinner party will be fruit like melons, and grapes. Dinners are served in communal style dishes and eaten on furniture low to the ground. The dishes, and utensil, are made of wood, since we are considered the lower class.