Thousands of years before cookbooks were written elsewhere in the world, the ancient Egyptians were documenting recipes on the walls of tombs, like the one found in the tomb of Rekhmi Ra, a minister, that depicted the stages of preparing tiger nut cake
Palette gives an intimate understanding of history and geography. The New Arab spoke with Libyan-Egyptian artist Marwa Benhalim about her project, "Meals of Celebration and Meals of Death", and why interrogating food culture helps unravel difference.