The Emergence Machine

Preserving Food

process · Culinary · Level 8 · E9

E9Cultures

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Emergence definition

The application of various methods such as canning, drying, freezing, and salting to extend food shelf life and safety, which involves the transformation of food through energy transfer.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “preserving food” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
preserving
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0Preserving FoodCookingPreservationFoodAnimalHeat… intermediate l…ForceFormKinetic EnergyLifeActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesPreserving FoodL8CookingL7PreservationL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Cooking L7 (requires)
    preserving-food is a cooking technique.
  • Preservation L7 (requires)
    Preserving food is the overall technique category for extending food shelf life and safety.