5,000-Year-Old Bread Recipe Recreated in Turkey—and Locals Can’t Get Enough

Scientists have discovered an ancient bread recipe in Turkey – and now the local bakery that has re -created it cannot hold on.

About 1,5 years ago It was discovered during an excavation that the settlement of the bronze era under investigation for decades. Significantly preserved bread is being displayed at the Archeological Museum of SKHI from March 25.

“It is the oldest baked bread to be enlightened during excavation, and it originally stored its size,” Murarat Turkteki, archaeological expert and director of excavation said, one in one Interview Including AFP.

The analysis shows that the bread was made from thick ground emera flour – an ancient wheat breed – also with lentils seeds and a plant leaves used as a natural yeast agent. Pancake and disk-shaped flat, the bread measures about 5 inches (12.7 cm) in diameter.

Curious to see if the recipe could be re -made, local officials contacted Eskisir’s Bakery Hulk. Since the ancient Ema’s seeds are no longer available in Turkey, the unemployed used kavilka wheat – a close -related variety – as well as bullgur and lentils as approximately the main components.

And obviously, it’s delicious. The first batch was sold within a few hours and the bakery has been selling about 300 bread “kulua bread” every day since then. With the subsidy of the municipality, the bread is only sold in 50 Turkish lira (about $ 1.30).

Another compulsory aspect of the bread is that it is made from drought-resistant crops. It has attracted the attention of both archaeologists and local officials. Türkiye currently cultivates water-intensive crops like maize and sunflower, but Kavilka is resistant to both wheat drought and disease.

“Our ancestors are teaching us a lesson. Like them, we should move towards less thirsty crops,” told the Mayor of Isaheer AFP.