Peas and Dill in a Soft Green Soup
MODERN KITCHENS · 051 / 100 Ancient Egyptian plant evidence · Nile Valley, Egypt · New Kingdom Egypt, approximately 1550–1070 BCE Evidence: historically informed adaptation. The historical evidence and modern cooking choices are distinguished below. Jump to recipe Generated illustration of this modern adaptation; not historical evidence. Peas offer a different texture from whole lentils or chickpeas. UCL’s Egyptian plant table records peas and dill; those entries are our ingredient anchors. The cereal-production account supplies farming context. Neither source preserves a measured pea-and-dill soup, so the pot below is a modern construction. The New Kingdom frame, approximately 1550–1070 BCE, is used for the herb context without claiming that all pea remains belong to that single period. Commercial split peas are a particularly useful contemporary form: they soften into a thick soup without the peeling or grinding that whole pulses might require. That convenience changes the method ...