Ancient Eating: This Cake Recipe Is 3,400 Years Old And Is Painted On The Walls Of An Egyptian Tomb; Recipe Inside

Credits: X (Formerly, Twitter)

Tiger nut cake

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Archaeological evidence

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Sacred offering

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Dense, sweet flatbread

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Nile River banks

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Original Egyptian recipe

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Historical records

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Quick Recipe

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