Egyptians grew crops such as wheat, barley, vegetables, figs, melons, pomegranates and vines. They also grew flax which was made into linen. The most important crop was grain. The ancient Egyptians used grain to make bread, porridge and beer.
Remove the fennel from the oven, when it is tender and golden brown (this will take approximately 30-40 minutes). Squeeze over some lemon juice, then cover and set aside in a warm place. To finish the pork, turn the oven back up to 200C/400F/Gas 6. Cook the pork for another 20 minutes, or until the skin is very crisp. Slice the pork belly and serve the fennel alongside, sprinkling over the chopped reserved fennel fronds for garnish.
Place the pork in a roasting tin, skin-side up, and roast for 20 minutes. Lower the heat to 200 degrees and cook for a further 40-50 minutes (I turned my oven down to about 180 degrees and cooked for 15-20 minutes as my pieces of pork were so much smaller).igel then wants you to rest the belly for 10 minutes before carving, but I'm sorry Nigel-don't tell me how to make my pork belly smell that good and then ask me to wait.