4 November: Tutankhamun's tomb is found, and a bowl of Molokhia
On 4 November 1922 Howard Carter uncovered the first step down to Tutankhamun's tomb. We mark it with Egypt's best-loved green soup, molokhia, finished with a sizzle of garlic and coriander.
Soup of the day
Molokhia
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Molokhia is Egypt's famous green soup made from the finely chopped leaves of jute mallow. Cooked briefly in chicken or rabbit broth, the leaves give the soup a smooth, slightly viscous texture.
Read about Molokhia and get the recipe →What happened
Howard Carter finds the first step of Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings.
Why this soup
The tomb is in Egypt, so the day gets Egypt's best-loved soup. We are not claiming the pharaohs ate it.
Sources
This page comes back every year on 4 November.
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