Pegando fogo

Por que cozinhar nos tornou humanos

Ranked #37 in Anthropology, Ranked #48 in Evolutionary Psychologysee more rankings.

Neste livro, o antropólogo biológico americano, Richard Wrangham, redesenha completamente nossa compreensão sobre nós mesmos. Para ele, ao contrário do que se pensa desde Darwin, passamos a cozinhar antes de nos tornarmos humanos, e nos tornamos homens justamente porque passamos a cozinhar os alimentos.

Essa "hipótese do cozimento" afirma que um antepassado imediato do Homo sapiens, o Homo erectus, dominou o fogo e o cozimento há cerca de 1,8 milhões de anos, permitindo que tivéssemos acesso tanto a nutrientes quanto a hábitos que nos mudariam para sempre.

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Suzana Herculano-Houzel Essentially what Richard proposes is that the turning point in human evolutionary history was the invention of cooking. (Source)

Steven Raichlen People have deep emotions about grilling. The act of lighting a fire and creating a barbecue seems to bring a sense of comfort, satisfaction and community that you just don’t get with other cooking methods. Why? There is the pleasure of sitting around a fire, the incredible aromas and flavours you get with cooking over fire and then there’s the long human history of open-fire cooking. (Source)


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