We found the oldest cookbook in the Arab world and asked chefs Tala and Nader to work with recipes written almost a thousand years ago. In this episode they make a spiced and salted fish dish with sesame paste and walnuts.

Kitab Al-Tabikh Cookbook courtesy of AL WARRAK PUBLISHING LTD.

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