5 Ancient Foods Still Eaten Today

In ancient times, food sources were essentially limited to what could be hunted or gathered. But people were always resourceful and found ways to optimize and preserve what they had. Methods such as drying, fermenting, smoking and pickling were used to keep food from spoiling. There is evidence that people consumed certain foods like butter and bread going back thousands of years — as well as beer and wine. Here are five foods eaten in ancient times that we still eat today.