History

Question 1

Concepts vs recipes

Answer 1

• understanding basic principles enables adaptability and creativity
• cooking by recipe leaves you constrained
• interesting lack of attention paid to the chemical processes in everyday cooking

Question 2

Domestication

Answer 2

• sheep 9000 BC
• goats 7500 BC
• cattle 6,500 BC
• chickens 2-3000 BC (Gallus domesticus)
  —> from jungle fowl in south east Asia
  —> cockfighting one of oldest sports (4-500 BC in India)
• evidence of dairying 4000 BC
• evidence of cheese 2300 BC