As millions of people break their Ramadan fast, many believers around the world reach for a wildly popular dish tied to an ...

(250310) -- CAIRO, March 10, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A baker makes traditional sweets known as "Kanafeh" for sale during the holy ...

The Egyptian people consider the tradition of helping the disadvantaged and the poor during Ramadan and compete in this ...

Even after 5,000 years in a sarcophagus, mummified bodies from ancient Egypt still smell quite nice ... all could be described as "woody", "spicy" and "sweet". They say recreating the composition of ...

Ancient Egyptian mummies smell "woody," "spicy" and "sweet", according to researchers who took part in a unique new study. Researchers used what they described as "trained, human sniffers" and ...

Ancient Egyptian mummies smell "woody," "spicy" and "sweet", according to researchers who took part in a unique new study. Researchers used what they described as "trained, human sniffers" and ...

Scientists have determined that Egyptian mummies, some up to 5,000 years old, emit aromas described as woody, spicy, and sweet. The pleasant smells, linked to sophisticated embalming methods, ...

For the study’s sensory analysis, the team developed 13 olfactory descriptors. Conservators have long noted that mummies ...

Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell ‘woody,’ ‘spicy’ and ‘sweet’, finds a new study led by researchers from UCL and the University of Ljubljana, revealing new details about mumification practices.