THE HISTORY OF FOOD AND BEVERAGES

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THE HISTORY OF FOOD AND BEVERAGES

Prehistoric man settled down and cultivated crops( squash, corn, beans, barley)

He passed from a meat-based diet to a vegetarian one( poor in salt)

he domesticated animals for food (his diet included milk and cheese)

He became a farmer instead of being only a hunter

changing his food habits

The change happened in the Neolithic Era (10.000 B.C.

the society changed from:

to agricultural

hunter-gatherer

No methods of preservation. People ate what there was in their habitat

peolpe who lived inland hunted for :oxen, wild pigs, deers, wolves

people who lived near the sea/river ate: fish, sea birds,shellfish

Prehistoric man's diet was very simple

staple foods: meat,fish,wild plants

NO spices, onions,potatoes

only wild leaves and berries

hunter - gatherer society/ raw food