I blame lockdown but for some reason decided to cook Babylonian meal from the recipe tablet on the right; at 1750 BCE are the oldest recipes existing. Seemed to go down OK "Best Mesopotamian meal I have eaten".
A thread 1/6

Stew of lamb. This was simple and delicious. Crumbled in a couple of barley cakes (made by daughter Tessa), which made a rich unctuous sauce. Crushed leek and garlic topping gave it an sharp edge 2/6

Tuh& #39;u. Thought this looked stunning and full of flavour. Think I should have cooked a bit longer to disintegrate more 3/6

Unwinding. Saute leek and spring onion then baked with sourdough crumbs. Looks good but bit boring. 4/6

Elamite Broth. OK I cheated and used tomato sauce rather than sheep& #39;s blood. Peculiar but delicious thick flavoursome soup. 5/6

There is a serious and fascinating research area of experimental archaeology, but this wasn& #39;t that and just for fun.
All the recipes from this wonderful book on the extraordinary Yale Babylonian Collection.
Heard about the book from a tweet by Dr. Moudhy Al-Rashid @Moudhy 6/6