Recipes
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Egyptian Spiral Bread
Dense, flavorful, boiled-then-baked bread recreated from the tomb of Ramses III
Acem Pilawi (Ottoman Pilaf)
Delicious lamb and rice dish with warm spices, currants, and pistachios
Ottoman Halva
Delicious confectionaries that have a slight nuttiness and aren’t too sweet, with a texture akin to cookie dough
Puls Punica (Carthaginian Porridge)
Cheese-forward and slightly sweet, this puls numbers among the quite tasty ancient dishes
Mrouzia (Moroccan Tagine)
Unbelievably tender meat cooked with beautifully balanced spices and dried fruit for a complex, sweet and savory dish.
Sumerian Beer
Nutty with a hint of sweetness, this unfiltered beer is a peek 4,000 years into the past
King Tut’s Duck with Fig and Date Sauce
Delicious roast duck with a sweet, complex sauce that’s reminiscent of cranberry sauce
Jalebi (Zalābiya)
So crunchy and absolutely fantastic, these jalebi are a wonderful balance of sweetness, cardamom, saffron, and rose water
Byzantine Honey Fritters
These fritters are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, kind of like a Honey Nut Cheerios-flavored tater tot with a little heat from the pepper. Really, really good
Tiger Nut Cake
A very sweet cake with an almost coconutty flavor and texture, served with a date syrup