3/25/15

Tonight's homework is to complete Assignment 44.

Assignment #44 On Cooking: The (Very, Very) Basics

Introduction

Today we will discuss cooking, namely what it is and especially why it is that we spend time (actually, less and less time) engaging in cooking. Cooking simply involves preparing food by heating it. Food can be baked, broiled, boiled, fried, grilled, roasted, simmered, or steamed in order to change it from raw foodstuffs (ex. wheat flour, yeast, water, etc.) to something more like the food with which we are familiar (ex. bread).

Procedure

1. Watch the video clips and read the article/interview in order to take notes and construct a coherent response to answer the following question: Why do we cook? Think about ideas like the benefits of cooking, how cooking affected evolution, and other topics you find interesting.

Resources

Why Do We Cook? - PBS

Case for (Very) Early Cooking Heats Up - Scientific American