Paleolithic and Neolithic. The origins of cooking

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Paleolithic and Neolithic. The origins of cooking, is the first of the Bullipedia collection of books dedicated to the history of the gastronomic restaurant sector in the West. The art of cooking was invented during the Paleolithic period, at the same time that our species, Homo sapiens, evolved. Along with an analysis of the food, drink and cooking of these early periods of history, we employ the Sapiens methodology, created by Ferran Adrià and the elBullifoundation team, to analyse the characteristics of the human race, how it evolves and why it is the most creative species on the planet.

590 pages

230 x 330 mm

Hard Cover

ISBN: 978-84-09-12632-3

Paleolithic and Neolithic. The origins of cooking

590 pages

230 x 330 mm

Hard Cover

ISBN: 978-84-09-12632-3

COMPLETE THE HISTORY OF THE GASTRONOMIC RESTAURANT SECTOR IN THE WEST SERIES...

Paleolithic and Neolithic. The origins of cooking

Civilizaciones antiguas. La génesis de la gastronomía

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Paleolithic and Neolithic. The origins of cooking, is the first of the Bullipedia collection of books dedicated to the history of the fine dining restaurant sector in the West. Within its pages, we explore the ancient origins of many of the elements of gastronomic restaurants: the techniques, tools, products, spaces, processes, etc., which began their journey at the dawn of history and continue, often unaltered, to the present day. Cutting, boiling, cooking in an oven, making bread, preserving preparations, using knives, jugs and glasses, cooking for others, eating together, etc., were creative milestones of our ancestors without which the contemporary world of cooking would be unthinkable. It is essential to understand these origins in order to complete our knowledge of the fine dining restaurant sector.

The art of cooking was invented during the Paleolithic age, at the same time that our species, Homo sapiens, evolved. Along with an analysis of the food, drink and cooking of these early periods of history, we analyse the characteristics of the human race, how it evolves and why it is the most creative species on the planet.

Using data provided by experts in this field, and incorporating the Sapiens methodology created in elBullifoundation, we unravel the code that marked the origins of cooking. The reader will accompany us on a journey commencing in the most distant past, examining four stages of development: food preparation without fire in the Paleolithic, cooking with fire in the Paleolithic, cooking without ceramics in the Neolithic, and cooking with ceramics in the same age.

In this section is a short summary of each chapter of the book

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INTRODUCTION

PROJECT OF THE HISTORY OF THE WESTERN GASTRONOMIC RESTAURANT SECTOR

Before entering the subject in detail, it is beneficial for readers to situate themselves and understand the context for our investigation. As an introduction to the volume, we outline the historical project we are carrying out at elBullifoundation. We begin by setting forth the principal concepts of the Sapiens methodology that guide our work and […]

CHAPTER 1

FROM THE ORIGIN OF LIFE TO THE PALEOLITHIC

Before focusing on the origins and the history of the gastronomic restaurant business, it is necessary for us to briefly step back and explore the very origins of life. In this short chapter we address ourselves to that which is responsible not only for our own existence, but for providing virtually everything that gives us […]

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CHAPTER 2

THE PALEOLITHIC PERIOD: THE ESSENTIAL HISTORICAL ELEMENTS

In this chapter we begin our exploration of the Paleolithic, those distant years when we evolved as a species and commenced our journey around the planet. This chapter deals with the most significant events that took place during the distant origins of humanity, those which are essential to understanding the beginnings of food, drink and […]

CHAPTER 3

COOKING, FOOD AND DRINK IN THE PALEOLITHIC

Far back in time, in the Pleistocene period, a being who already looked quite similar to us had the intelligence to invent cooking. This revolutionised the origins of food and drink. In this chapter, we explore all these matters. However, there was another momentous event… the control of fire. This would be a further turn […]

CHAPTER 4

THE NEOLITHIC PERIOD: THE ESSENTIAL HISTORICAL ELEMENTS

The last nomadic hunter-gatherers modified their customs until, at a certain point, they gave birth to a completely new way of life – a sedentary life of food production through agriculture and livestock. Thus, began the Neolithic period. Just as we did with the Paleolithic, we first examine the most important historical details to gain […]

CHAPTER 5

COOKING, FOOD AND DRINK IN THE NEOLITHIC

An extraordinary aspect of the Neolithic period that we highlight is the creation of ceramics some three millennia after the beginning of the period. This furnished a great variety of containers for cooking, preserving, eating and drinking. Based on this event, we divide the chapter into two subchapters addressing Neolithic cooking, food and drink both […]

An essential project to help comprehend such basic questions as what gastronomy, food and haute cuisine represent. Experts such as Eudald Carbonell, co-director of the Sierra de Atapuerca archaeological site and Toni Massanés, the director of the Alicia Foundation, have participated in the writing of this first work, which delves into the analysis of cooking, food and drink in the early periods of history.

La Vanguardia

With its abundant illustrations and infographics, this is a book that is as visual as it is readable, inviting us to place gastronomy at the heart of the development of civilization. Cooking is one of the key elements in understanding the history of mankind.

National Geographic

The creation of the genealogical taxonomy of cooking. This is the starting point of ‘The origins of cooking’, the new collection from Bullipedia (8 volumes).

Carme Gasull

Paleolithic and Neolithic. The origins of cooking

Paleolithic and Neolithic. The origins of cooking