A kitchen is that part of a house or apartment where food is cooked and prepared. It typically has an oven, stovetop, and sink with hot and cold running water . The earliest kitchen is believed to have been in the Neolithic period. Archaeological excavations of Hagia Triada and Knossos (both on the island of Crete) have revealed stone-age kitchens complete with a system of drains and channels for water to running through them. A hearth stood in the middle, which was later moved inside to the front of the room. This was the only source of heat in the room.
One of the most important rooms in any home, it is not merely a station for cooking food; it is an area where family members interact and share their daily lives with each other. From cooking, to eating, to cleaning up afterwards , people are constantly active in this space. It can be very easy to overlook the importance of this room, but kitchens are an important part of a house’s history and stories that should be preserved.
Possibly because cooking involves danger from hot surfaces and chemicals, kitchens have been seen as dangerous places in many mythologies and religions across the world. In many belief systems, such as Christianity , Hell is often portrayed as a place of fire and brimstone, with the devil continually cooking the damned souls. The idea that human beings are turned into meat after death is also reflected in these religious beliefs.
The kitchen has always been an integral part of every civilization since before history was recorded. Anthropologists use evidence from modern day kitchens to help determine what types of foods were eaten, what type of utensils were used, the layout of homes and how communal or public cooking areas were.
Taking care of our kitchen means that we are taking care of our home. It is important for us to love this room because it reflects on who we are as people . By lovingly using this space in our home, we can give the room a right to exist. There seems to be an understanding that, if we treat this space as though it is pointless or worthless, then it will fulfill our expectations of being null and void. In many ways, kitchens are similar to people in that they do not function without proper care and maintenance.
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