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We preserve food because it helps the food last longer

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What did ancient Europeans use spices for?

The ancient Europeans used spices to preserve food and add flavor to the bland foods.


How do you keep food fresh?

you can preserve foods by putting them in the refrigerator to slow down the bacteria process.


What two spices were used to preserve food in the middle ages when there was no refrigeration?

For the most part foods were stored by cooking and salting them, like making beef jerky for example. This allowed the foods to last through the winter.


Why is salt used to preserve food?

To preserve foods one must get 5 gallons of ocean water in a sanitary bucket. put the bucket of ocean water in the sun until all of the water has evaporated. Remove the salt from the bottom of the bucket and put in a airtight container. Keep repeating this until one has enough salt to pack around the food one wishes to preserve.


How are the food i the middle ages difforent from today's foods?

Many of the foods that were eaten in the middle ages are the same as those we eat today. Modern farming methods and technological advances have improved the quality and quantity of many of the foods we now eat. also the variety of foods and the fact that you can have fresh foods that are not grown locally are out of season. The production of prepared and processed foods from that are delivered from all over the world. The choice of foods as well as the ability to preserve foods today is far far greater then Ever. the risks that exist in many foods are naturally also there. but all in all people with access to the modern diet live far longer and healthier lives.