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How to Cook Food

by Sadaqat khan on October 12, 2011

Cooking

History

 


Cooking utilizes many foods.

There is no clear evidence as to when the practice of cooking food was first conceived. Most anthropologists believe that cooking fires began only about 250,000 years ago, when hearths started appearing. Primatologist Richard Wrangham suggested that cooking was invented as far back as 1.8 million to 2.3 million years ago. Other researchers believe that cooking was invented as late as 40,000 or 10,000 years ago. Evidence of fire is inconclusive, as wildfires started by lightning-strikes are still common in East Africa and other wild areas, and it is difficult to determine when fire was first used for cooking, as opposed to just being used for warmth or for keeping predators away.

  Ingredients

Most ingredients in cooking are derived from living organisms. Vegetables, fruits, grains and nuts as well as herbs and spices come from plants, while meat, eggs, and dairy products come from animals. Mushrooms and the yeast used in baking are kinds of fungi. Cooks also use water and minerals such as salt. Cooks can also use wine or spirits.

Naturally occurring ingredients contain various amounts of molecules called proteins, carbohydrates and fats. They also contain water and minerals. Cooking involves a manipulation of the chemical properties of these molecules.

 Proteins

Various raw meats

59 Comments

Great post Khan. I appreciate your work. You brought up the main essential vitamins founded in food .
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19 months ago

great research here, i value your work well done

18 months ago

Thanks

18 months ago

nice post

16 months ago


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16 months ago

Good job and nice post keep it up.

16 months ago

nice post

14 months ago

interesting blog post about the history of cooking.

5 months ago

Thanks Stefan for your visit

5 months ago

very good

4 months ago

Thanks for visit

4 months ago

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4 months ago

Thanks Cadar

4 months ago

Nice post

4 months ago

Thanks Rashid

4 months ago

Very good post :-)

4 months ago

Thanks Dan

4 months ago

u are very welcome :-)

4 months ago

good info

4 months ago

Thanks

4 months ago

nice post,

4 months ago

Thanks eugen pirvu

4 months ago

good information,thanks for sharing the history of cooking foods,healthy living are learning how to cook a healthy foods that our body needs for proper nutrition,

4 months ago

Thanks

4 months ago

Frumos mesaj!

4 months ago

Thanks Burgoci for visit

4 months ago

Hard to start-probably the first stated were the Athlanteans. Now 100,000 years, boiled meat, and Neanderthals, later Cro Magnons.
However,more of they boiled vegetables and fish - not animals

4 months ago

Yes Mujescu thanks for visit

4 months ago

nice post

4 months ago

Interesting and nice work.

4 months ago

nice

3 months ago

Thanks

3 months ago

GOOD ARTICLE KHAN. YOU CAME UP ESSENTIAL VITAMINS IN OUR FOOD, WE ALL NEED IT.

3 months ago

Yes ....... Thanks Farah for your visit

3 months ago

I like the theme of your choice. Food is a great pleasure and great art. I love Mediterranean cuisine

2 months ago

Thanks angela for your visit

2 months ago

nice post

2 months ago

Thanks fateme for your visit

2 months ago

Nice Post. thanks for sharing.

2 months ago

Thanks

2 months ago

Now cooking technology has replaced the traditional coal-fired, branches, now common is to use electricity and oven, steam

As far as possible loss won't destroy the nutrition of the food ingredients

2 months ago

Thanks cherry for your visit

2 months ago

Its a very nice informative post...

2 months ago

Thanks Edrick

2 months ago

thanks..:)

2 months ago

you well come Ejalz

1 month ago

nice post...thanks for sharing

1 month ago

you well come Kad Ja and thanks for your visit

1 month ago