๐บ In Mesopotamia (c. 3000 BCE), the Sumerians and Babylonians became ancient masters of salt and heat. ๐งโ๏ธ
Living in the scorching lands between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, food had to last. They preserved meat with salt and sun, making it last longer & safe for travel.
Back then, salt wasnโt just for taste โ it meant survival. It kept armies alive and shaped trade routes across the ancient Near East. ๐ง
The earliest written recipes on cuneiform tablets mention salted meat. These were considered some of the earliest cookbooks in the world.
Every civilization found a way to preserve meat with nothing more than salt, air, and ingenuity. Today, that tradition lives on with Bitcoin Beef Bits โ now using miner heat.
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