On food and cooking the science and lore of the kitchen ( PDFDrive ) 863
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advancedintellectualsyntheses:lifeas
rhythmic,deathasareturn,andsoon.
Thesesyntheseswereessentialtoman’s
development,andwerepossibleonlyafter
thediscoveryofagriculture.
—PatternsinComparativeReligion,1958
IntheOdyssey,Homercalledwheatand
barley“themarrowofmen’sbones.”It’sless
obvioustousinthemodernindustrialized
worldthanithasbeenthroughmuchofhuman
history,butseedsremaintheessentialfoodof
ourspecies.Grainsdirectlyprovidethebulk
ofthecaloricintakeformuchoftheworld’s
population,especiallyinAsiaandAfrica.The
grainsandlegumestogetherprovidemore
thantwo-thirdsoftheworld’sdietaryprotein.
Eventheindustrialcountriesarefedindirectly
bytheshiploadsofcorn,wheat,andsoybeans
onwhichtheircattle,hogs,andchickensare
raised.Thefactthatthegrainscomefromthe
grassfamilyaddsalayerofsignificanceto
theOldTestamentprophetIsaiah’s
admonishmentthat“Allfleshisgrass.”
Asingredients,seedshavemuchin
commonwithmilkandeggs.Allconsistof
basicnutrientscreatedtonourishthenext
generationoflivingthings;allarerelatively
simpleandblandinthemselves,buthave
inspiredcookstotransformthemintosomeof
themostcomplexanddelightfulfoodswe
have.
SomeDefinitions
SeedsSeedsarestructuresbywhichplants
createanewgenerationoftheirkind.They
containanembryonicplanttogetherwitha
foodsupplytofuelitsgerminationandearly
growth.Andtheyincludeanouterlayerthat
insulatestheembryofromthesoiland
protectsitfromphysicaldamageandfrom
attackbymicrobesoranimals.
Themostimportantseedsinthekitchen
fallintothreegroups.
