16 Vintage Recipes Just Like Grandma Used to Make (2024)

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A recent study found what could be the earliest known evidence of ancient cooking: the leftovers of a fish dinner from 780,000 years ago. Cooking helped change our ancestors. It helped fuel our evolution and gave us bigger brains.

Leading the pack, Italy stands out as the best cuisine in the world. Next up are Japan and Greece. France takes 8^th place, behind Portugal, Mexico and Indonesia.

As for what these early meals actually were, it probably consisted of some type of grain like ancient barley, wheat, rice, or peas, and fruit like figs, which have been cultivated as early as 11,400 years ago. And of course, just like before, anything else they might have found or hunted that could be eaten.

The oldest sequenced recipe ever found was on the walls of the ancient Egyptian tomb of Senet. Back in 19th century BC, it taught the people how to make flatbreads. The second oldest (14th century BC) described the making of Sumerian beer, locally referred to as “liquid bread".

By way of crops, the Old World introduced the Western Hemisphere to bananas, grapes, oranges, peaches, grains, and olives. They also contributed luxuries such as honey, sugar, and coffee.

Answer and Explanation: European ate many of the foods they still eat today before the Columbian Exchange. For example, they ate wheat and other grains, such as oats; meats like pork, beef, and chicken; and fruits and vegetables, like carrots, onions, apples, peaches, and cherries.