Kitchen Culture Essay

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A handcrafted kitchen or a custom designed kitchen may be the product of modernism, seeking freedom from the restrictions of modular kitchen. Actually, bespoke kitchen (custom-made kitchen) is an old concept; it pertains to the history of our ancestors who started to live in permanent dwellings. They designed and build their homes and rooms by their own and some were strong enough to challenge seasons and exists today as monuments of their creativity and hard work. This article throws light into the details of kitchen in the past and present. The ruins found in Mesopotamia, Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro provides valuable information regarding the kitchens of those times. In Mesopotamian culture, kitchens were an essential part of their temples, forts and homes. Recent studies states that even from Stone Age man started processing raw food. The modern history of Kitchen starts from 17th century. The invention of matchbox turned the face of kitchen. The first matchbox was invented by John Walker, an English man in 1827 (recent evidence proves Egyptians invented sulfur matchbox in 3500 BC). The development of kitchen architecture differed geographically. In Greece, kitchens were made in a common place, though rich homes had individual kitchen. European kitchens were used for cooking food and to heat rooms. Archeological studies show that, Roman kitchens were attached to small rooms, which were meant to store raw food materials. In Asia, Kitchens were well designed to accommodate woods and dried cow dung as fuel. Bronze and metals were widely used in cooking along with earthen utensils. Kamado stoves used in Japan were popular in the 6th century AD. Science and technology changed the concept of kitchen. Now, it is no more than a room for creativity and leisure. Modern equipments enable pollution free healthy cooking. By the end of 20th century, there were several

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