> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.assyriapost.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# Why You Should Eat Like the Ancient Assyrians Ate
- URL: https://www.assyriapost.com/why-you-should-eat-like-the-ancient-assyrians-ate/
- Published: 2026-04-25T21:39:52.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-25T21:39:52.000Z
- Description: Assyrian Kitchen’s founder shares lessons from the world’s oldest cookbook and other stories from ancient Mesopotamia.
- Author: The Assyria Post
- Tags: Curated stories

****Editor's pick**   
This post is part of hand-picked stories from across the web, curated by the editors of the Assyria Post. 

"Assyrian Kitchen began with just a genuine desire to know how to prepare our culture’s food while living the professional city life. Growing up it was always grandma and mom in the kitchen, and cooking wasn’t something I was encouraged to learn. My piqued interest in cooking was met with, “Don’t you want to be a doctor, an engineer, or a lawyer?”

In a way, I’ve fallen down the rabbit hole on this path of investigating our ancient foods, and I’ve became so fascinated with the idea that there is a huge connection between meals eaten by Assyrians 6,000 years ago and the meals enjoyed in modern Assyrian homes today."

[Why You Should Eat Like the Ancient Assyrians AteAssyrian Kitchen’s founder shares lessons from the world’s oldest cookbook and other stories from ancient Mesopotamia.![](https://static.ghost.org/v5.0.0/images/link-icon.svg)Chicago MagazineSarah Conway![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/5d/f5/5df5a6c1-1f57-4975-951e-ddd33d31dec7/content/images/thumbnail/IMG_1788.JPG)](https://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/march-2017/why-you-should-eat-like-the-ancient-assyrians-ate/)