If a technician thinks about cooking, then he sees himself either in the chemistry chamber or in front of a refinery-like facility. Who can still remember the Kelomat – a pressure cooker? Extras, equipment, recipe and, most importantly, a cook is also needed. You cook alone or in a team, at home or outdoors.
It proceeds as follows:
But what is cooking really?
Wikipedia informs as follows:
Cooking is the art, science, and craft of using heat to prepare food for consumption. Cooking techniques and ingredients vary widely, from grilling food over an open fire, using electric stoves, to baking in different types of ovens to suit local conditions.
People cook in their own homes as well as professional cooks in restaurants and other food establishments. Preparing food with heat or fire is a n activity that is unique to humans.
It could have started around 2 million years ago, although archaeological evidence of it is no more than 1 million years old. The expansion of agriculture, commerce, trade, and transportation between civilizations in different regions offered cooks many new ingredients. New inventions and technologies, such as the invention of pottery for holding and boiling water, expanded cooking techniques. Some modern cooks apply advanced scientific techniques to food preparation to further enhance the flavour of the dish served.
Cooking in villages of south India, Vasanth bantakal, Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ingredients
1 L vegetable soup, sunflower oil,
200 g red lentils, 1 onion,
2 handfuls of celery leaves,
1 carrot, 1 teaspoon ground cumin,
lemon juice, salt & pepper.
Mix
Cut the onion and carrots into small cubes, chop the celery leaves and sauté in two /three tablespoons of sunflower oil and steam.
Heat
Then mix in the lentils, add a litre of vegetable soup and simmer for 35 to 45 (minutes)on a low flame until the lentils disintegrate.
Season to Taste
Finally, add lemon juice and cumin to taste. This is how the soup is served. A ¼ lemon should / can be served with it… for personal taste.
Serve & Eat
Enjoy your meal!
Note: If you are very hungry, you can add some frankfurter sausages (or even sliced ham) and serve bread on the side.
