When thinking about history what's the first thing that one thinks about? While most think of history as a black and white story of conquests and wars, there are a few historians who focus on looking over the history of food. Felipe Hernan-Armesto believes that though cooking is a relatively new innovation for humankind, it can still be traced back even further depending on what one considers cooking. Based on Armesto’s first chapter in his book Near A Thousand Tables one can agree with his ideas of how cooking is not just useful but has had a huge impact on our culture. The Invention of cooking has been instrumental in affecting our culture for many reasons, one such reason being that it allowed groups of people to socialize, it also created
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Armesto points out how charring would be a way food was changed by adding “pastes and marinades to coat foods” (Fernandez-Armesto, p. 12). It could be seen as the predecessor of modern barbecuing but not enough detail is given on how one influenced the other. Eventually, an in the year 1910 an Italian visitor would create a new way of cooking showing that although cooking may be old it is still changing just like culture constantly changes. What the Italian visitor had created was the hot-stone griddle which allowed foods that were naturally coated to retain their moisture while being heated (Fernandez-Armesto, p.12). The cooking pit was incredibly important with it allowing humans to boil food. This was done with no tools but Armesto does not provide enough information on when or who created the cooking which makes one wonder how it came to be created. Though its origin is rather vague its impact on society is evident with James H. Cook considering it a treat to have pigs head “Indian Style by... burying it among live coals for several hours in a pit” (Fernandez- Armesto, p. 15). Although finding new ways of proceeding food important with humans using trial and error to create to cooking processes in modern times a problem has arisen. With the creation of microwave, new issues come to …show more content…
18). While cooking may have played an instrumental role in keeping communities together that is very likely to change. Eating is no longer a social activity, it has been changed into a hassle something that most people can agree with. Modern schedules don’t eat breakfast together because of work or because everyone is doing something different “Fernandez-Armesto, p. 19) Although the effects technology has had on food is evident Armesto needs elaborate further on when technology started to desocialize eating. Though the microwave is one invention which ruins cooking it doesn't seem to be the root of the problem something that should have been expanded upon more. With the cooking revolution slowly reversing due to technology it’s easy to see Armesto’s point that technology has destroyed the fun in cooking with the microwave becoming a part of “pop culture” (Fernandez-Armesto, p. 20). People no longer want to cook food instead just wanting something quick. This has caused everything that cooking has created to reverse itself unless people can let go of the comforts of technology something which is destroying interaction between
Armesto points out how charring would be a way food was changed by adding “pastes and marinades to coat foods” (Fernandez-Armesto, p. 12). It could be seen as the predecessor of modern barbecuing but not enough detail is given on how one influenced the other. Eventually, an in the year 1910 an Italian visitor would create a new way of cooking showing that although cooking may be old it is still changing just like culture constantly changes. What the Italian visitor had created was the hot-stone griddle which allowed foods that were naturally coated to retain their moisture while being heated (Fernandez-Armesto, p.12). The cooking pit was incredibly important with it allowing humans to boil food. This was done with no tools but Armesto does not provide enough information on when or who created the cooking which makes one wonder how it came to be created. Though its origin is rather vague its impact on society is evident with James H. Cook considering it a treat to have pigs head “Indian Style by... burying it among live coals for several hours in a pit” (Fernandez- Armesto, p. 15). Although finding new ways of proceeding food important with humans using trial and error to create to cooking processes in modern times a problem has arisen. With the creation of microwave, new issues come to …show more content…
18). While cooking may have played an instrumental role in keeping communities together that is very likely to change. Eating is no longer a social activity, it has been changed into a hassle something that most people can agree with. Modern schedules don’t eat breakfast together because of work or because everyone is doing something different “Fernandez-Armesto, p. 19) Although the effects technology has had on food is evident Armesto needs elaborate further on when technology started to desocialize eating. Though the microwave is one invention which ruins cooking it doesn't seem to be the root of the problem something that should have been expanded upon more. With the cooking revolution slowly reversing due to technology it’s easy to see Armesto’s point that technology has destroyed the fun in cooking with the microwave becoming a part of “pop culture” (Fernandez-Armesto, p. 20). People no longer want to cook food instead just wanting something quick. This has caused everything that cooking has created to reverse itself unless people can let go of the comforts of technology something which is destroying interaction between