The first cooks ?

czc587

OK, I admit this may sound like a dumb question, but it really is something I've thought about. How do you think someone first thought of the idea to cook meat ? In the caveman days they kill their catch and then one of them say's " UGG, lets put it in the fire and see how it tastes " Smile

I know is sounds kinda silly, but how do you think this evolved ?

WhistleTurning

The most common believed way "cooking" started according to the pundits, was that food fell into the fire unnoticed for a while and the "cave men" at the time tried the result. I also guess that the smell of "burning meats" would have made prehistoric juices flow as much as present days "cave men" trying the barbie. Once one food was ddeemed to be better once fire was involved then I guess other foods were tried and perhaps methods of protecting the food stuffs, by wrapping in leaves etc would have evolved. Once pots were invented then boiling etc could be tried.

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wellerchap

again, it would have been a suck-it-and-see scenario....probably a lot of these early people would have been scrounging around all day for things to eat, so would have tried all sorts.

WhistleTurning

Surely you don't mean the liquorice sweets you can get ??