Middle East

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  The Real King Midas’s Feast: Reconstructed Lamb Stew from a 2,700 Year Old Tomb

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  Sharbat-e Sekanjabin Recipe: The Ancient Persian Drink That Invented Sherbet, Sorbet, and the Soda Industry

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  Posca: The Ancient Roman Energy Drink That May Have Been at the Crucifixion

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  Saloop (Salep): The Drink That Ruled London’s Streets Before Coffee and Tea, and Why You’ve Never Heard of It

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  The Oldest Hummus Recipe in the World From a 13th-Century Syrian Manuscript

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  The Roast of Kings: 13th Century Andalusian Roasted Lamb

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  The Oldest Bread Recipe in the World: Natufian Flatbread (c. 12,500 BC)

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  Mutancana Recipe: The Favorite Dish of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror

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  A Recipe from Ancient Persia: Braised Lamb Flatbread

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  Cheesecake Recipe from the Byzantine Empire

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  Manakish Recipe: One of the Levant’s Most Iconic Dishes

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  History’s Oldest Soup Recipe: Babylonian Pigeon Soup