Ancient Recipes with Sohla

Pizza has been around for so long it’s impossible to pinpoint the exact origins. In this episode of Ancient Recipes, Sohla recreates one of the coolest ancient versions of pizza how 6th century BCE Persian soldiers would have made it: on their shields!

Mochi has been a staple Japanese food for thousands of years -- and was once the super food of the samurai; Sohla El-Waylly makes mochi in the same way as the samurai of feudal Japan would have eaten it, along with a daifuku version from the 1700s.

In this episode, Sohla El-Waylly harnesses those flavors to recreate Aztec tlahcos, which would eventually evolve into the tacos we know and love today. Plus, Sohla tries out an ancient Aztec recipe for Xocolatl—a precursor to hot chocolate!

The Romans weren't the first to feast on bread and cheese - but it was a staple of their diet! In this episode, Sohla bakes Panis Quadratus, a type of bread that was discovered fossilized in the ruins of Pompeii, along with a cheese made from goat's milk.

Sohla travels back to the Islamic Golden Age of 10th century Baghdad and recreates Kishkiyya, a 1,000-year-old hangover cure from one of the oldest Arabic cookbooks.

"Ancient Recipes with Sohla will be back with more episodes this summer! Check out every episode here: https://histv.co/ancientrecipes In this episode, Sohla recreates Rou Jia Mo, one of the first versions of a hamburger from Ancient China in 200 BCE."