They have also managed to revive yeast from King Tut’s tomb. That stuff is indestructible.
Who write this Shite?
Stale?
Fascinating. I would also love to see how beer tasted 4,000 years ago.
To speak of the dead is to bring them to life ~ Egyptian proverb
It was probably very gritty as it was in the Medieval period. During the medieval period, white flour was expensive so only the rich could afford it. The peasants got the dark flour to make their bread.
I read the article but still don’t know.
Isn’t yeast part of decay.
I bake bread a few times a week. It has me curious.
I use Elkhorn flour, from ancient grains. I’m not sure why but it’s good.
After people started gorging themselves on bread and other carbohydrates, diabetes raised its ugly head and other diseases were introduced.
Here you go Oshk!
They probably used this kind of wheat.
“KAMUT® brand khorasan wheat is an ancient grain, guaranteed under the KAMUT® brand, to never be hybridized or genetically modified, always organically grown, and is prized for its nutrition, ease of digestibility, sweet nutty-buttery taste and firm texture. It is an excellent source of protein, fiber, and many vitamins and is high in minerals including selenium....”Snip
...”The story of KAMUT® brand khorasan wheat began in 1949, when Earl Dedman, a US Airman stationed in Portugal, received some unusual looking grain from a man who claimed to have taken it from a tomb in Egypt. More likely, the man purchased it from a street vendor in Cairo, Egypt with the story that it had come from an ancient Egyptian tomb. Earl sent 36 kernels of the wheat to his father, Rube Dedman, a farmer near Fort Benton, Montana, USA. Within six years, the elder Dedman had grown the small number of seeds into 1,500 bushels, calling it “King Tut wheat.”...” snip
More at link.
It does have a very different taste..
https://www.kamut.com/en/recipe/salads
The profligate Earl of Sandwich tried the Egyptian bread and said don’t gamble your house or wages on the stuff catching on.
A recipe would be nice....
Also, how did the bread become sweet? They didn’t have sugar. Did they use honey? Malted grain?
