The origin of the Cousine.
A Translate of "The origin of the Cousine".
When the men still a nomad finding himself hunting animals in order to get something to eat when suddenly started rain. Looking for a place to cover, he find a banana tree climbing to the small branches getting a banana stalk starting eating then he saw how a the menkillerbeast dragged a Little monkey and taking to the next tree, it could happen to him!!
Always dirty was used to feeling sticky in on his body and his odor, sweat, blood, and dirt, the thing of it was that the smell was able to get by his victims anticipated he tr to catch them and also worst the predators could find him easily.
He liked birds that ones no flying too much high standing in down branches of small trees with colorful plumage, apart from to be a gift to the view and the ear they were a delicacy especially the younger because older was so hard to bite.
The other ones were scattered searching for his own food, on the next tree were one of those good birds, thinking how to catch them, when a frightening thunder provoke a falls of a tree. Heard a close screamed then some gruntings of frightening pain and scared.
It had seemed like the light behind was getting bigger and bigger he turns around his head to see what was going on. Some branches on fire increasing their size. Hot was more and a monkey and a bird were find in the middle of the fire.
He felt scared because never have had seen something like that and thought run away but then remembering “the menkillerbeast “ probably was going to hunting him.
Suddenly, the rain took place and the fire got down, some smoke came from the branches and disappeared to the sky, he intrigues a weird smell from there never smelled.
The curiosity could more than the scared and slowly got close to the mangled tree. Where small flames were getting hand closer touched it. Firstly he had felt a hot but then really painful
The hairs from his backhand charred while he apart it from flames, the bad smell at least from himself it was exactly of his hairs burned. Scream and grunted because it got by surprise, fortunately, it wasn't intense.
He realized that the monkey and the bird were in the remains of burned branches, and very carefully to no get another surprise, he extends his hand to touch the animals, they didn't move so he took them.
they plumage changed, without colors and feathers easy to take out also blood wasn't dripping, when he tasted felt the meat more sooth he found easy to bite and chew, the flavor was totally different ¡ it was delicious ¡! He ate a leg of once
then when he finished it he though eat other parts of the bird, but his eyes turn to the monkey. He took him and realized his skin was no hair at all, and different.
Taking an arm peeling off the charred skin, it didn't taste bad. Rip off some meat and ate it, also were soft and almost no blood. And again the difference was in the taste.
He totally forgets his bananas and exited he carries the corpses and brought his discovery to share with the group, then in that fortunate moment that primitive men learned how meat can be cooked and tastes better.
He knew that inexplicable phenomenon, the one he was scared for the sound and pain of the burned, could give a new flavor and texture to the food. We don't know if he could share all the experience with his colleagues to the group, but we suppose so. By accident, he becomes the first chef in history.
Related Links
- By the course “Como?, Quimica en mi casa” in the narration of the subject “Food, scents and flavors” in lesson 3. Ruiz, L. (2015). El origen de la cocina. Consultado el 31 de Agosto de 2015 de
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