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i was wondering who were the people that found out/ created recipes we use today? and how do they know the exact amount of ingredients needed? thanks!

2006-12-15 11:13:59 · 2 answers · asked by bu 1 in Food & Drink Cooking & Recipes

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Culinary history has several different focus of study, maybe the first and foremost is the cookbook. Since the early beginnings of writing, humans have been recording recipes: recorded on a clay tablet by Sumerians were recipes, including one for making ale. Likewise, numerous recipes have been located in Egyptian hieroglyphics. The ancient Greeks appear to have been the first to compile cookery manuscripts. While many manuscripts in ancient times were written, only one is known to have survived. The Artis Magiricae Libre X was written in part by Marcus Apicius in the first century. Roman and Greek chefs wrote down their recipes and their ideas of cookery survived at least in monasteries and in the Byzantine Empire.

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2006-12-15 12:03:07 · answer #1 · answered by Smurfetta 7 · 0 0

people long long ago came up with recipes. but you already know that. as for the measuring; it was and still is trail and error. it started out as "a pinch of this, dash of that, handful of something" . and when the measuring systems were created cooks, chefs, and culinary inventers adapted the knowledge into recipes. then they were past down to family and friends. hope that was helpful although short.

2006-12-15 20:49:11 · answer #2 · answered by Harmony 3 · 0 1

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