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The oldest culinary recipe in the world: where it was found and what ancient cooks cooked
27.05.2024 10:25
Another ancient profession is the profession of a cook, now we can talk about this with confidence.
And not only because people have been eating and cooking for as long as the human race has existed on Earth. The art of cooking itself has a thousand-year history.
The most ancient culinary recipe
The find was discovered in Mesopotamia, that is, where, according to scientists’ calculations, Babylon was once located.
Several clay tablets were found here, the contents of which could be deciphered.
They found 35 recipes for dishes that were prepared during the reign of King Hammurabi.
What was cooked almost 4 thousand years ago
Basically, these were, as they say now, broths. This is a quick-cook meat stew with various seasonings.
There are exquisite dishes prepared from the meat of gazelles and francolins (birds of the pheasant family).
Vegetables were prepared, sprinkled with mint or dill. Aromatic herbs, as well as a mixture of onions and garlic, were actively used in those days.
Among the spices, chefs love cumin, coriander, and parsley.
Thus, a recipe was discovered for meat stewed for several hours in broth with onions and garlic, which was served sprinkled with fresh dill and spices.
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