VICE Arabia got their hands on a copy of Kitab Al-Tabikh, the most ancient cookbook in the Arab world, so we decided to test out a few recipes, like this 1000-year-old recipe for Judhab al Rutab. Kitab Al-Tabikh is available courtesy of Al Warrak Publishing Ltd.Subscribe to Munchies here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-MUNCHIESAll Munchies videos release a full week early on our site: https://video.vice.com/en_us/channel/munchiesCheck out http://munchies.tv for more!Follow Munchies here:Facebook: http://facebook.com/munchiesTwitter: http://twitter.com/munchiesTumblr: http://munchies.tumblr.comInstagram: http://instagram.com/munchiesPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/munchiesFoursquare: https://foursquare.com/munchiesMore videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideo