The oldest written recipe found in Egypt is dated approximately 300 AD. The recipe for red lentils was written on papyrus in the Greek language.
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has released a video on cooking in Egypt, showing the oldest known recipe in the North African country.
It turns out that the recipe from the third century was either written there by a person who knew the Greek language or perhaps that the piece of papyrus with the recipe had initially come from Greece.
The ancient Egyptians had eaten lentils since prehistoric times, around 4000 BC.
However, the lentil recipe is written in Greek indicates that it was a part of the Greek diet.
READ MORE: Greeks are Everywhere: The Greek History Behind the Sicilian Flag.
