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To recreate ancient recipes, check out the vestiges of clay pots: Archaeologists find that unglazed ceramic cookware absorbs the chemical residue of present and past meals – Science Daily
UC Berkeley archaeologists have discovered that unglazed ceramic cookware can retain the residue of not just the last supper cooked, but earlier meals as well, opening a window onto gastronomic practices possibly going back millennia.
If you happen to dig up an ancient ceramic cooking pot, don’t clean it. Chances are, it contains the culinary secrets of the past.A research team led by University of California, Berkeley, archaeologists has discovered that unglazed ceramic cookware can retain the residue of not just the last supper cooked, but, potentially, earlier dishes cooked across a pot’s lifetime, opening a window onto the past.
The findings, reported in the journal Scientific Reports, suggest that gastronomic practices …
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