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TheGreat_War_Machine t1_ixm6tyn wrote

I noticed in the article that much of the evidence of culinary practice was found in southwest Asia. Could it be reasonably presumed, based on human migrations, that paleolithic peoples who found their way to the Americas also utilized seasoning?

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carlitospig t1_ixm9xep wrote

I’d be curious if they did it for flavor or if they did it for its medicinal properties. Back then they were likely already connecting the dots between herbs and health.

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TheGreat_War_Machine t1_ixmpekh wrote

At least in the context of this article, they said seasoning was likely for flavor purposes given that the seeds the paleolithics used still had their husks, which gave the end product a bitter taste.

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