Origial Babylonian Menu

by **Jeff Grossman** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 12:37 pm

Interesting post (on Twitter) from an archaeologist, bored by pandemic times, who decided to cook-up the recipes on an ancient Babylonian tablet:
Legible version: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1277 ... 20645.html
Full thread: https://twitter.com/Bill_Sutherland/sta ... 6043120645

Lots of garlic and leeks. Lots of added fat. Lots of sourdough.

But it's hard to go wrong with lamb stew, even after all these years.

by **Paul Winalski** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 1:22 pm

Jeff Grossman wrote:Lots of garlic and leeks.

Life imitates art. See PDQ Bach's "The Seasonings".

-Paul W.

by **Jeff Grossman** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 11:07 pm

One of my most favorite PDQ Bach pieces! (That section, and the one after - "Sesame Seeds" - are the funniest ones.)

by **Rahsaan** » Thu Jul 02, 2020 11:42 am

Interesting. Not sure I envy the ancient palate/diet, but fascinating exercise.

by **Paul Winalski** » Thu Jul 02, 2020 1:59 pm

Someone should write a complete fugue using the theme from the fugue in The Seasonings. I wonder how many hours it would run?

-Paul W.