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The oldest cuisine in the world : cooking in Mesopotamia / Jean Bottero ; translated by Teresa Lavendar Fagan

by Jean Bottéro, Teresa Lavender Fagan

This book explores the culinary history and culture of ancient Mesopotamia during the second and third millennia BCE. Using translated records, it examines food and drink preparation, religious rites, ingredients, and everyday culinary rituals.

Accession 4518 ISBN 0226067351 Publisher University of Chicago Press
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