Scientists bake bread out of Ancient Egyptian yeast

[DerArchivar]

Scientists managed to extract yeast from 4500 years old Egyptian pottery and baked it into a loaf of sourdough.

Here is the link to an interview they gave. And here is where they documented the entire process on twitter.

 

[The Sandman]

Sounds like it was pretty tasty. Wonder how long before they have a culture they can sell commercially?

 

[Plausbius]

Egyptian? More like Yeastgyptian!

 

[Enmascarado]

Egyptian? More like Yeastgyptian!

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...No.

That was bad and you have go back to Pun School and learn to be better! >_</

And don't come back until you can make 5 puns about the Nile that have nothing to do with denial!

 

[The Laurent]

...No.

That was bad and you have go back to Pun School and learn to be better! >_</

And don't come back until you can make 5 puns about the Nile that have nothing to do with denial!

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What do you call a young person in Egypt? A MilleNILE.

 

[Yeangst]

Now they just need Stevemreinfo to eat it.

 

[MaHaL]

I'm just waiting for the panicked post at 3am telling us a mummy broke into his house brandishing a khopesh and demanding bread.

 

[Laeril]

Ancient Egyptian sourdough. I'd eat it.