Culinary Arts Research Paper
Culinary Arts: A Piece of Cake
Culinary goes back to the beginning of time; we’ve always had to eat. Cooking is an art, and many different countries and cultures create their very own way of making their cuisines. So, in the beginning of time, how’d they make their food? How has culinary developed as a profession? These questions and many more will be answered to you. At the beginning of time, humans ate whatever was available to them. They didn’t have fast food restaurant or fancy Italian restaurants. They had to hunt, and eat their prey or findings. Basically we were just savage beasts trying to survive. But, it did slowly start to develop from there. Humans would find berries and fruits and mash them up to consume them. This started what would become an enormous profession in today’s world. Over the years, culinary has improved dramatically. It really began to take off in the United States in the years of the 1800’s (vocaboly.com). “…The very first cooking school in Boston was teaching the art of American cooking as well as preparing the students to pass on their knowledge to others in turn” (vocaboly.com). Everyone has to learn somewhere, and this was the first school to really kick everything off and set the flow for future cooks to become professionals. Many students were taught there, to share and use the knowledge that they have obtained out in the world. It’s incredible how only one school started such a phenomenally large organization today. “The first cookbook ever written was by Fannie Merrit Farmer in 1896 who also attended the Boston cooking school and whose book is still used as reference even today.” (vocaboly.com) A cookbook made in the 18th Century is still used in today’s world. That shows you how important of a profession this is and was from the very start. Currently, culinary is a massive profession that millions of people partake in. If you’ve ever eaten out, then you’ve been a customer to someone whose profession is in the culinary
Culinary goes back to the beginning of time; we’ve always had to eat. Cooking is an art, and many different countries and cultures create their very own way of making their cuisines. So, in the beginning of time, how’d they make their food? How has culinary developed as a profession? These questions and many more will be answered to you. At the beginning of time, humans ate whatever was available to them. They didn’t have fast food restaurant or fancy Italian restaurants. They had to hunt, and eat their prey or findings. Basically we were just savage beasts trying to survive. But, it did slowly start to develop from there. Humans would find berries and fruits and mash them up to consume them. This started what would become an enormous profession in today’s world. Over the years, culinary has improved dramatically. It really began to take off in the United States in the years of the 1800’s (vocaboly.com). “…The very first cooking school in Boston was teaching the art of American cooking as well as preparing the students to pass on their knowledge to others in turn” (vocaboly.com). Everyone has to learn somewhere, and this was the first school to really kick everything off and set the flow for future cooks to become professionals. Many students were taught there, to share and use the knowledge that they have obtained out in the world. It’s incredible how only one school started such a phenomenally large organization today. “The first cookbook ever written was by Fannie Merrit Farmer in 1896 who also attended the Boston cooking school and whose book is still used as reference even today.” (vocaboly.com) A cookbook made in the 18th Century is still used in today’s world. That shows you how important of a profession this is and was from the very start. Currently, culinary is a massive profession that millions of people partake in. If you’ve ever eaten out, then you’ve been a customer to someone whose profession is in the culinary
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