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This tablet includes 25 recipes for  stews, 21 are meat stews and 4 are vegetable stews. The recipes list the  ingredients and the order in which they should be added, but does not  give measures or cooking time - they were clearly meant only for  experienced chefs.
YBC 4644 from the Old Babylonian Period, ca. 1750 BC

This tablet includes 25 recipes for stews, 21 are meat stews and 4 are vegetable stews. The recipes list the ingredients and the order in which they should be added, but does not give measures or cooking time - they were clearly meant only for experienced chefs.

YBC 4644 from the Old Babylonian Period, ca. 1750 BC

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