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Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP26 Jun 2025 11:04 p.m. PST

… 9,000 years ago!

"A study led by researchers from the UAB and the University La Sapienza in Rome indicates that during the Late Neolithic, between 7000 and 5000 BC, the agricultural communities in the Fertile Crescent region of the Near East, developed a complex culinary tradition that included the baking of large loaves of bread and "focaccias" with different flavors on special trays known to archaeologists as husking trays…"

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Personal logo 20thmaine Supporting Member of TMP27 Jun 2025 2:26 a.m. PST

Did they also have the original sourdough culture?

We need to know.

Are there any Mesopotamian reenactment groups who are now looking forward to adding Focaccia to their meals? Again,we need to know!

Andrew Walters27 Jun 2025 10:26 a.m. PST

I think sourdough was the only way to make bread back then.

Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP27 Jun 2025 10:02 p.m. PST

Ha!…


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