World's oldest recipe
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The Oldest Recorded Recipe in History: Babylonian Lamb Stew
Over 4,000 years ago, scribes in ancient Mesopotamia etched this recipe into clay tablets—making it the first known written recipe in human history.
No measurements. No precise times. Just instinct, experience, and sacred ingredients passed down through temple kitchens and royal courts.
Here’s the translation from the cuneiform Yale Tablets:
“Mutton is used. Prepare water, add fat. Samidu; coriander; cumin; and kanasu. Assemble all the ingredients in the cooking vessel and sprinkle with crushed garlic. Then blend into the pot suhutinnu and mint.”
What does that become today? A slow-simmered stew of lamb and parsnip, infused with coriander, cumin, garlic, and fresh mint. It’s earthy, rich, and aromatic—worthy of a Sumerian king or Babylonian priest.
Recipe + historical source: https://eatshistory.com/the-oldest-recorded-recipe.../
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Very neat!!
