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100
Fire being used for cooking appeared 250k years ago
Most anthropologists believe that cooking fires began only about 250,000 years ago. The discovery of fire would eventually be one of the most used resource for Culinary arts and cooking. -
100
Coriander being used in Egypt
Coriander was used as a culinary herb in Egypt around 1500 B.C. -
100
Egyptians using cinnamon
Egyptians began using cinnamon as a spice around 1450 B.C. -
100
Soy Sauce
The Chinese invented soy sauce around 1100 B.C. and they started using it on their food. -
100
The Incas
The Incas of Peru started freezing potatoes in the snow for preservation purposes around 1000 B.C. -
100
Tomatoes
Tomatoes started becoming cultivated in Mexico in 800 B.C. -
100
China
Palm sugar, woks, and Tofu were all being used in China around 5 B.C. -
100
Archestratus
Archestratus wrote the first cookbook called Hedypathia in 4 B.C. -
100
The Chinese Again
The Chinese make cast-iron stoves around 25 A.D. so they can cook food. -
Period: 100 to
The History Of Culinary Arts
By Daniel Mendez -
Aug 27, 1432
Caviar
Caviar is mentioned as an hors d'oeuvres in Rabelais' work "Pantagruel". -
Potatoes In England
The first potatoes arrive in England from Colombia, brought by Sir Thomas Harriot. -
Le Vrai Cuisinier
Le Vrai Cuisinier is the first cookbook to summarize the French Nobilities cooking practices. -
Antoine Beauvilliers
Beauvilliers is credited with having the first real restraunt in Paris and he wrote a book called "L'Art de cuisiner". -
Alexis Benoit Soyer
One of the greatest and most underrated of the master chefs is born. Soyer was a chef but also an inventer and notable charity worker. -
Preserving Food
Sir Humphrey Davis seperates salt into 2 elements. This discovery eventually leads to better preserving processes, -
Gas
Gas is first used for cooking this year and interest grew as the availability of gas spread. -
Cordon Bleu
The Cordon Bleu is founded in Paris.
