When you think of the oldest recipe in the world, what comes to mind? A flatbread, maybe? A stew cooked over fire? Most people guess food. But the truth is more surprising—and a little fun. The first known recipe ever written down by humans was for beer. Yes, beer! Not a meal, not dessert, but a drink that has outlived empires and still pours strong today. This story takes us back over 5000 years to ancient Mesopotamia —what is now modern-day Iraq. In the land between the T

Every autumn, the city of Munich erupts in celebration. Streets echo with polka music, steins clink in unison, and the aroma of roasting...