🏺 In Mesopotamia (c. 3000 BCE), the Sumerians and Babylonians became ancient masters of salt and heat. 🧂☀️
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 wasn’t just for taste — it meant survival. It kept armies alive and shaped trade routes across the ancient Near East. 🧂
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 — now using miner heat.
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