The World That Was - Pan Fried Elamite Fish
Hello and welcome to the World That Was! Today, I'll be making some simple grilled fish with dill - from Elamite cuisine. Much like my Elamite stew from a few months ago, this dish is recorded very fragmentarily - and is described incredibly literally. So, this is my reconstruction of how this dish may have been prepared in antiquity. In any case, let's now take a look at The World That Was! Follow along with my YouTube video above! Ingredients 2 fillets of fish (whitefish, or catfish works best here) handful of fresh dill sprigs olive oil salt pepper Method 1 - Season the fish To begin with, we need to prep our fish. I used haddock here - but whitefish in general works well (whitefish here referring to the colour of the meat itself). Catfish would have likely been eaten in antiquity - as they were a common fish in the Tigris-Euphrates river system. Next, sprinkle some salt and pepper over each fillet. Flip them over, and season the other side. Cumin may have been used to seaso...