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Mesopotamian food Normally they eat 2 meals a day, except for the rich, most people ate unleavened bread, and drank large amounts of beer (up to one gallon a day). Cow’s milk was also drunk, but it quickly turned sour in the hot climate. Because meat was expensive, most people ate cooked vegetables stew’s. Fish was an important source of protein include apples, pears, grapes, figs, quinces, apricots, mulberries, melons and pomegranates. Pistachio nuts were also enjoyed. Cakes for special occasions were also made with butter, cheese, dates, flour, and raisins. The Mesopotamians made good use of the resources that were available to them and were very productive. The growth and trade of the food in the area contributed a lot to this productiveness and help Mesopotamia to become a very powerful leader. Date palms were also a very important food source to the Mesopotamians. These palms grew in southern Mesopotamia by the river marshes and supplied fibers, fodder, wood, and rich food. Products from these palms were very important to Mesopotamian trade and help make Mesopotamia a very rich and powerful leader in international trade. Even though Mesopotamia was for the most part very dry and hot, the Tigris and the Euphrates irrigated the soil on its banks and produced a lot of very fertile soil that was used to grow many other types of crops. Some of these other crops included leeks, onions, lentils, wheat, and barley. Each of these crops were readily available to the Mesopotamians and were consumed at a very common rate. As well as leeks, lentils, and other types of crops, many spices, herbs, and fruits such as the fig were available. Grapes were also very important to Mesopotamia and were used in the production of wine. The olive tree, witch was native to the Mesopotamia area, was very useful as well. It was valued throughout Mesopotamia and its surrounding areas for its oil witch was used to make medicines, perfume bases, lamp fuel, and most of all for cooking. Mesopotamia’s richness in food always attracted its poorer neighbors. A common crop that was grown annually in Mesopotamia was flax. Flax was used by the Mesopotamians in the production of nets, cloth, linseed oil, meal, and even many pharmaceuticals. Another very poplar food source for the Mesopotamians were the two rivers that surrounded the ancient land. From the Tigris and Euphrates the Mesopotamians were able to pull many different types of fish and other aquatic animals, and wildfowl of all sorts could be found in the wet marshes that bordered both of the rivers. By Malin