Scientists Made Sourdough Bread With Yeast Found on Ötzi the Iceman’s Mummified Body
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-made-sourdough-bread-with-yeast-found-on-otzi-the-icemans-mummified-body-180988894/
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huppakee@lemmy.world · 113 pts · 30d
his yummified body*
northernlights@lemmy.today · 14 pts · 30d
Made me chuckle, take your upvote ^^
Numinous_Ylem@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 30d
The iceman yummeth
OberonSwanson@sh.itjust.works · 66 pts · 30d
Steve@startrek.website · 12 pts · 30d
Can you honestly say you wouldnt try mummy jerky?
defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 23 pts · 30d
Yes.
OberonSwanson@sh.itjust.works · 18 pts · 30d
Yes, yes I can.
postmateDumbass@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 30d
You seem gastronomically adventerous, if I mail you something to eat, how much will you pay me?
Triumph@fedia.io · 2 pts · 29d
Note: Do not Google "mummy jerky".
tidderuuf@lemmy.world · 45 pts · 30d
In unrelated news, people across the world are shitting themselves to death. Scientists still trying to assess this one.
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 30d
I used to think b-rated sci-fi flicks had crappy plot hooks about how scientists would just release the world ending plot hook like that.
And then polish scientists released cannibal ants from an abandoned Soviet nuclear bunker to see what they’d do.
thefluffiest@feddit.nl · 6 pts · 30d
First, God sent the locusts. Americans voted them into office. So God came up with plan B: diarrhea.
Iusedtobeanalien@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 29d
Everyone shuts themselves to death
DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 30d
Someone should tell them they can buy yeast in the store.
spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works · 24 pts · 30d
I'll take, "Things you can do but should never fucking do." for $500, Alex.
LePoisson@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 30d
One small throwaway line about how scientists made sourdough with a yeast strain from him.
I know every single headline now is click bait but this didn't even say shit about who made the bread or how it turned out or anything whatsoever actually about scientists making bread with an ancient yeast.
1egg4u@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 30d
But how did it taste
slothrop@lemmy.ca · 14 pts · 30d
It couldn't; 'twas dead.
Float@startrek.website · 9 pts · 30d
Could we not tho
binarytobis@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 30d
I imagine the worst outcome would be if the bread was unbelievably delicious. They can’t exactly source more of it.
boonhet@sopuli.xyz · 12 pts · 30d
Could keep the starter going though
quick_snail@feddit.nl · 4 pts · 30d
Something something Rick and Morty pasta
Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 30d
Mmmm extra-sour dough
inconsistent_octopus@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 30d
Finally, some good news
Rhaedas@fedia.io · 3 pts · 30d
"Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."
LoonyLenny@lemdro.id · 2 pts · 30d
Served with his duck butter.
Shortstack@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 30d
I can’t imagine an ancient yeast would taste much different than sourdough made from modern wheat, especially if you use the same grain the iceman had available back in his time like einkorn. You’d still end up with tangy sourdough
Bane_Killgrind@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 29d
The point is obviously getting as close as possible to cannibalism, without actually being cannibalism.
kikutwo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 30d
From between the toes?
quick_snail@feddit.nl · 1 pts · 30d
This story is old and still disgusting
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 30d
Getting Blue Nile vibes from this one.
And red Nile couldn’t be more disappointed
antsu@discuss.tchncs.de · 0 pts · 30d
Fuck it, get me some good butter I'd eat the whole loaf.