{"product_id":"la-plus-vieille-cuisine-du-monde","title":"The world's oldest cuisine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Oldest Cuisine in the World\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCuisine and the dining table are excellent ways to understand a civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough the study of gastronomy in ancient Mesopotamia, Jean Bottéro shows that eating and drinking are not minor subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe discovery of three clay tablets dating from approximately \u003cstrong\u003e1700 BCE\u003c\/strong\u003e, detailing about forty recipes, allows us to reconstruct the meals prepared for the tables of the Greats of ancient Babylonia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to these concrete recipes, this analysis delves into dining rituals, the use of wine and beer, the status of cooks, the relationship between cuisine, life, and death, and the significance of cooking and dish presentation. By inventing gastronomy, Babylon also invented culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJean Bottéro\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA historian of the Bible and Assyriologist, he has written numerous works, notably La Plus Belle Histoire de Dieu (in collaboration) published by Seuil.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"© 2026 Le Grimoire Ancien","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56778087498053,"sku":"9782020860529","price":14.3,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1007\/1333\/3061\/files\/la-plus-vieille-cuisine-du-monde-7367438.jpg?v=1778593050","url":"https:\/\/legrimoireancien.com\/en\/products\/la-plus-vieille-cuisine-du-monde","provider":"© 2026 Le Grimoire Ancien","version":"1.0","type":"link"}