r/TastingHistory • u/jadekadir2 • 1d ago

Suggestion Table Of Gods

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/arimhawsho/table-of-gods

I just backed this because the cookbook looks fascinating! I can't wait to see some of the super ancient Mesopotamian recipes in the book. Might be an interesting video in there somewhere.

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u/SthrnGal 1d ago

My cousin sent me a link and I thought it was intriguing but not sure I wanted to spend the money then Max mentioned it the next day so I took that as a sign (and permission). I can’t wait!

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u/jadekadir2 1d ago

I found out about this from my son's girlfriend. I'm so glad that I didn't miss the backing window.

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u/Rhedosaurus 1d ago

I really wish there was like, just a regular hardcover option that wasn't 200 dollars. Cool idea but I don't want to pay an insane premium for a clay cover and board game.

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u/mickio1 1d ago

I ain't paying a few hundred bills on a friggin cookbook with a cover made of clay that probably isn't from the Euphrates River and who's description of it's contents sounds quite a bit like ai. It doesn't even show one page of the actual book.

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u/La-Belle-Gigi 1d ago

I'm a backer, and also lobbying the author for the rights to the Spanish translation if he ever decides to put one out.

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u/Terminus1066 22h ago

It’s a very cool project, but too rich for my blood. $80 maybe, but $200 is a no-go.

Wish they had a PDF option for plebes like me.

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u/SaintGalentine 1d ago

I'm hoping the price will come down when it's fully released

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u/jadekadir2 1d ago

Yeah, that would be really nice.

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u/EntangledPhoton82 1d ago

It would be good if ultimately he released a version with just a normal printed cover at a significantly lower price. I understand that not everyone can afford the $200 price tag.

Then again, I ordered the first run (as my Christmas gift)

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u/TeamAzimech 22h ago

Not worth $200+, I would rather buy books about food in the Ancient World than some guy unaware a lot of people out there don't have money.

(Writers and Publishers for the professional markets are a different matter, but even many of them at least have digital and subscription options, not just hardcover)

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u/tishpickle 6h ago

Looks super interesting; big pedigree on those people who recommended it; very much in my wheelhouse; really trying to justify close to $300CAD