tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973938108988281018.post6635284903061827565..comments2024-02-06T03:23:37.329-08:00Comments on No Jesus, No Peas: The evolutionary implications of our preference for the Maillard reactionJames Sweethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17212877636980569324noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973938108988281018.post-46810889915362935632009-09-01T05:35:07.452-07:002009-09-01T05:35:07.452-07:00http://johnhawks.net/weblog/reviews/chimpanzees/di...http://johnhawks.net/weblog/reviews/chimpanzees/diet/apes-like-barbecue-2008.html<br /><br />Hmmmmmmm....James Sweethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17212877636980569324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973938108988281018.post-69084781768765530932009-09-01T05:34:57.162-07:002009-09-01T05:34:57.162-07:00That's a good point... You don't need ful...That's a good point... You don't need full-blown pottery skills do boil, you can do it if you can make a mostly water-tight basket (think about boiling water in a styrofoam cup... as long as the water level stays up, you can boil in otherwise flammable materials) but that's still requires a fair bit more technology than roasting over a spit.<br /><br />I suppose then the next question would be whether some of our primate cousins also enjoy the taste of charred meat...? If we are unique in liking it, then clearly it was a recent adaptation. But I don't know if that is the case or not..James Sweethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17212877636980569324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973938108988281018.post-78000799886089543672009-08-31T17:41:02.948-07:002009-08-31T17:41:02.948-07:00I think you're wrong about roasting and boilin...I think you're wrong about roasting and boiling originating at the same time. As soon as you have fire, you can roast. Boiling's hard, if you don't have pots, which are a lot more recent than fire.<br />Without pottery, you can dig a hole, line it with leaves, fill it with water, throw your meat in, and then drop red-hot rocks in it. And people did do that, but I'll bet it took them a while to figure it out. And roasting's way easier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com