| The act
of eating is not only a mechanical process of
putting food into your mouth, but it is also a
kind of a ritual which enables us to connect with
the substance that exists around us and make it a
part of our being. |
| A long
time ago the heart had a prominent position in
the lives of many peoples. It didn't represent
only the sacrificial site where numerous
different customs and rituals were preformed, but
it was also a place for cooking meals. |
| When
archaeologists search for the remains of the lost
(extinct) cultures, they often dig through those
layers of earth where they have found traces of
fire, which are a proof that once there were
people living there, keeping warm by the fire and
cooking food. |
| Even
today, kitchen is one of the central rooms in our
home. It is the area where we prepare food and
drinks for ourselves, our friends and sometimes
even our enemies (friends-to-be). It is also the
area where we express thankfulness to the force
which gives us the gifts we feed upon. |
| "A man his what he
eats", said Ludwig Fenerbach, while spreading the pioneer beliefs
of Jacob Moleschott about the provisions for the people, saying that
food a person eats is the basis of his upbringing and civilization.
What people used to eat and the way they are it indicated their position
in the hierarchy of social structure. |
| Today, it
is a well-known fact that in the Middle Ages,
Europeans had a strong need for spices, which was
the only way of neutralizing the sharp taste of
the gauze, since that time food couldn't be
cooled or canned. Only the kings had the
privilege of having their food and drinks cooled
down with the snow brought from the nearly
mountain pears. |
| Now, lets
take a closer look at the present and future
condition of our nutrition. By the development of
technology we have gained new methods of laud
cultivation, different ways of production and
improved methods of packing that reach us by the
ever faster means of transport. Most of the fresh
products that are sold nowadays are already
prepared for cooking-washed, chopped and peeled;
so all we have to do is choose between a package
for one, two or five people. |
| Now
we are inviting you to join us in our little investigation about different
kind of cuisine in Europe. |
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