Posted on 12/12/2010 10:29:50 PM PST by smokingfrog
BEIJING — Chinese archaeologists believe they have discovered a 2,400-year-old pot of soup, sealed in a bronze cooking vessel and dug up near the ancient capital of Xian, state press said Monday.
"It's the first discovery of bone soup in Chinese archaeological history," the Global Times quoted Liu Daiyun of the Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology as saying.
"The discovery will play an important role in studying the eating habits and culture of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)."
The soup and bones were discovered in a small, sealed bronze vessel in a tomb being excavated to make way for the extension of the airport in Xian, home to the country's famed ancient terracotta warriors, the report said.
The liquid and bones in the vessel had turned green due to the oxidation of the bronze, it said. Scientists were expected to conduct further tests to confirm the liquid was indeed soup and to identify the ingredients.
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I like my soup without the bones.
With the decline in quality (IMHO, Cambells and other store soups) over the marketing years, the 24000 year old soup just might be indistinguishable from mmmmm mmmmm good...
naturally, I accidentally aged the soup from 2400 to 24,000 years....
Had some 1000 year old eggs once. Didn’t see the 2400 year old soup on the menu.
:)
I’d like to know if there’s any MSG in there.
Still checking the label. I don’t think they had any food safety laws back then. Aren’t we the lucky ones?
Ping.
Experation date: 400 B.C.
Just add water...
China uncovers 2,400-year-old soup in Bejing food bank
I thought you had maybe tasted it,
I can hardly wait for *that* recipe to come out of the lab! LOL!
Julia Child would have had a field day with this.
It was on the daily specials board under “Soup of the Millennium”
“Had some 1000 year old eggs once.”
Didnt realize you knew Helen Thomas.
Please dont ZOT me.Please dont ZOT me.Please dont ZOT me.
Is it soup yet?
No soup for you
C’mon, it’s Chinese food. OF COURSE there’s MSG in it !!! (grin)
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