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Mesopotamia

Origin region names the place a cooking technique first came from. Wikipedia records that sous vide was "invented by the French chef Georges Pralus in 1974," tying the technique firmly to France even though it is now used worldwide. This dimension shows which regions have produced the most widely adopted cooking methods.

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Era of Emergence
300,000 BCE 1
Mesopotamia
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Pickling

Mesopotamia
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1. Cooking (Wikipedia)
Cooking, History section, archaeological evidence of cooking fires (category)
Quote, Cooking, History section, archaeological evidence of cooking fires (category)
Archaeological evidence of cooking fires dates to at least 300,000 years ago, but some estimate that humans started cooking as early as 2 million years ago.
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Braising (Wikipedia)
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Sous Vide (Wikipedia)
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Roasting (Wikipedia)
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Grilling (Wikipedia)
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Poaching, cooking (Wikipedia)
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Blanching, cooking (Wikipedia)
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Deep Frying (Wikipedia)
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Stir Frying (Wikipedia)
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Smoking, cooking (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: SmokingView the Source
Confit (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: ConfitView the Source
Curing, food preservation (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: CuringView the Source
Brining (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: BriningView the Source
Canning (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: CanningView the Source
Food Drying (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: Food DryingView the Source
Candied Fruit (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: CandyingView the Source
Julienning (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: JulienneView the Source
Mise en Place (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: Mise en PlaceView the Source
Tempered Chocolate (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: Tempering (Chocolate)View the Source
Emulsion (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: EmulsificationView the Source
Deglazing, cooking (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: DeglazingView the Source
Caramelization (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: CaramelizationView the Source
Proofing, baking technique (Wikipedia)
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Spherification (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: SpherificationView the Source
Tandoor (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: Tandoor CookingView the Source
Teppanyaki (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: TeppanyakiView the Source
Wok Hei (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: Wok HeiView the Source
Baking (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: BakingView the Source
Fermentation in Food Processing (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: FermentationView the Source
Pickling (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: PicklingView the Source
Nixtamalization (Wikipedia)
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