@tastinghistory: A 3,700 year old recipe from Babylon

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tomato.cultivator4
Orange :
Hi Iraqi here! Risnatu is barley. We still make a it, we just call it harissa. Traditionally it is served during religious ceremonies. This is harissa
2025-08-30 08:54:30
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whatever_works_man
Whateverworks :
Bet those cuneiform tablets didn’t jump up and down from the ads resetting while you’re trying to read the recipe
2025-08-30 16:47:12
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beelzebubtv
BeelzebubTV :
I googled Risnatu to find out more about it, and one of the first results was your video XD
2025-09-01 21:54:07
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marinervalleyaudio
Mariner_Valley_Audio :
What if the untranslated words turned out to be “didn’t like it.”
2025-08-29 15:44:21
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morpheusshinn
Morpheus Shinn :
the unknown liquid was actually crown apple
2025-08-29 23:46:27
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nateknowsnothingg
Nate Knows Nothing :
I wonder what the first review from a recipe was in history. “Zero stars. Risnatu came out dry.”
2025-08-29 15:01:00
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toooldtobeontt1
Caza :
Chuckling to myself imagining the cuneiform tablet starts with three full pages of ‘When I was growing up around grandma’s table..” before is gets to the actual recipe
2025-08-30 04:01:30
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realmuse9420
Muse but cringy :
I love how humans have always been like "this info is so common knowledge we don't need to write it down" but we in fact lose a lot to this mentality.
2025-08-30 20:26:19
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lood3
LowkeyLoki :
I love how you dare to go on the path of these recipes where you have to try out which version ...works. and than the things that ere seen as a normal ingredient not worth mentioning, like eg salt or common herbs in that time, like peppers or sesame or cilantro, its guessing. and tastes change by time
2025-09-09 18:29:04
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me.key.oh
me.key.oh :
if they took the time to carve it in stone, it was probably worth preserving
2025-08-29 21:24:46
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dmwlf
dante :
that's NOT how Risnatu was made (I was there)
2025-08-30 01:24:39
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swolenerd315
Swolenerd :
I substituted risnatu with 4lbs of sugar, 2 out of 5 stars will not be recommending
2025-08-30 05:26:55
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b_rye39
Brian Short :
I wonder if the recipe started with a backstory first
2025-08-29 23:04:14
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ghost_pandahh
Ghost_pandahh :
It always amazes me pleasantly when I see a recipe and go "that's so similar to something I ate yesterday". toasting my bowl of creamy meaty soup with the ghost of a person long dead y'know. It's always nice. Great work as usual, Max!
2025-08-29 17:44:37
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naturalmelancholy
Jay :
did u say imprint…
2025-08-30 20:37:36
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dr.boxhead2
Dr.BoxHead :
As an ancient Babylonian myself I approve
2025-08-30 23:56:17
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mattgodejohann
Matthyboy :
“Persian shallot, tho regular shallots will do in a pinch.” Ok, we see you Ina.
2025-08-30 02:48:33
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lou_ves06
LVesIII :
I’m ancient Babylonian this is NOT how we make creamy lamb stew 6/10
2025-08-30 16:54:17
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official_ira_bezverkha
Ira :
maybe Risnatu is rice?
2025-08-29 15:25:10
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willdrawformoney
Fletcher :
I would've assumed the risnatu was dropped into the soup while still raw, similar to dumplings
2025-08-30 03:08:21
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rita.nsb
Rita ✝️ :
As a Iraqi Chaldean, whose ancestors are Babylonian, (or so we've been told) Risnatu sounds very similar to rise porridge and barley porridge that we still consume till this day with either chicken or beef. Lamb is too gamy for this hearty dish.
2025-08-30 00:02:28
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leftist_tortoise
Leftist Tortoise :
honestly seems like a barley roux to me, a gluten source in the barely, with fat that is going into a creamy meat stew?
2025-08-29 19:27:16
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amalthea.the.last.rageb8
Lady_Amalthea :
what if it was theuf version of a roux
2025-08-29 21:41:38
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meladorimagpie_
MeladoriMagpie :
fall series of ancient soups?
2025-08-30 00:05:28
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idksterlinggrandma
Idk sterling’s Grandma :
Just look up what it is
2025-08-29 14:27:06
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