The first picture on the left shows a complex cuneiform tablet in the picture is considered the oldest cookbook, found in the city of Babylon from the Hammurabi era back in 1750 BC. 

The cookbook contains 25 recipes which 21 of them are about cooking beef, goat, pork, deer, fish, birds, and eggs; other 4 are about cooking vegetables. It contains the list of components, spices, and herbs, but it doesn't provide instruction on how to cook and cooking time needed for each meal.

 

​The second picture on the right depicts an ancient kitchen from Mesopotamia. Mesopotamians are known to have sophisticated kitchens; in the ancient times as well as modern days. You will have the opportunity to try the following delicious appetizers, main dishes and desserts at the Festival!