This 5,000 year old bread recipe, gets recreated in Turkey
Since ages, breads have been one of the most consumed staples all around the world. From shortage of breads after World War I and II to some of the most unnerving food crises in world history, fights and unity over breads have been beyond words.
Interestingly, during an excavation process, archaeological scientists and their team came across an ancient bread, which was found charred, The bread was charred and buried under the entrance of a dwelling built around 3,300 BC.Eskişehir, in Turkey,
How was it found
Breads and their taste, texture, flavour and preferences that may naturally help in improving health and wellness. During an excavation in central Turkey, the bread was found in a charred condition, and this was buried under the entrance of a residential dwelling, somewhere around 3,300 BC in Eskişehir.
All about this black bread
The culinary tradition of Turkey revolves around their old traditions. In fact, in the early Bronze Age, a piece of bread was buried beneath the threshold of a newly built house in and around central Turkey. Recently, the archaeologists have found a 5000 year old bread, and gave this recipe to a local bakery to recreate it and this has led to an increased demand for this culinary recreation after ages.
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The ancient bread
According to media reports published in a digital daily, it was mentioned that the bread was round and flat like a pancake, and had a diameter of 12 centimetres (five inches) during the excavations at Kulluoba, a site near the central Anatolian city of Eskisehir.
As per the lead archaeologist and director of the excavation,Murat Turkteki, 'This is the oldest baked bread to have come to light during an excavation, and it has largely been able to preserve its shape." He further said that this "Bread is a rare find during an excavation. Usually, you only find crumbs," "But here, it was preserved because it had been burnt and buried," told AFP.
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