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Anthrarc day 11 - Coggle Diagram
Anthrarc day 11
Spices
Gathered from plants that evolved their strong flavors to ward off predators
Toxic plants were more likely to survive
Continue to make defenses, animals adapt, cycle
Now they warn of toxins without being toxic
Bitter taste to warn us not to eat
History
Hackberries found in 60k year old cave
Garlic mustard seeds 6600 years ago
Ceramics to use spices?
More likely in meat dishes
Used for culture, medicine, killing pathogens in food, preserving
Taste
Babies learn flavor in the womb
Learn to trust flavor, like it more when born
Generational learning
Aroma with good memories becomes liked
Chemesthesis- spicy
Danger