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Ancient people fell in love with food that lasted for long periods of time because there was no refrigeration (unless you were Inuit). Drying, smoking, ferment

Ancient people fell in love with food that lasted for long periods of time because there was no refrigeration (unless you were Inuit). Drying, smoking, fermenting, salting, pickling, etc. And, adding honey (for sugar).

natmaka 5y ago
Honey is antibacterial (it impedes their growth).
loufe 5y ago
Anecdotally: all the Inuit people I've talked about food storage with will dry (often fish) or smoke (most land-based mammals) their meats.