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What researchers learned from the oldest cookbook
Now, you can view—and cook from—these nearly 4,000-year-old ancient Babylonian recipe tablets.
Mohamad Hafez, a New Haven-based artist and the chef-owner of Pistachio, a restaurant showcasing dishes from his Syrian homeland, created a 3D-printed sculptural work entitled Eternal Cities, which draws parallels between the glimpses of daily life contained in the tablets and the current culture of the region. The emphasis on grain-based dishes and beers highlights Mesopotamia’s role as the breadbasket of the ancient world, as well as one of the earliest places where humans transitioned to an agricultural society. By studying the architectural footprints of houses, leftover organic residues, and these bare-bones recipes, researchers can paint a picture of what life might have looked like—and how people once ate.
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