100 ancient recipies

ANCIENT MEALS · 013 / 100 New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 · Thebes, Upper Egypt · Approximately 1350 BCE Evidence: historically informed adaptation. The historical evidence and modern cooking choices are distinguished below. Jump to recipe The birds arrive before the meal The goose in this story first appears alive, in a noisy-looking crowd. The British Museum’s painting from Nebamun’s tomb chapel shows geese and a basket of eggs being presented to scribes. It dates to around 1350 BCE at Thebes. Rather than depicting a recipe, the scene draws attention to produce, accounting and an estate’s abundance. Generated illustration of the modern recipe adaptation; its appearance is not archaeological evidence. The museum’s gallery explanation calls the paintings an idealised vision of life. That distinction is essential. They show how a wealthy official wanted his world remembered, not a neutral survey of every Egyptian household’s diet. We can use the geese as evidence for a valued food animal wit...