Do Japanese monkeys season their food?
When you fill your dog’s bowl with kibble, does Fido ever squirt ketchup on top before digging in? Or maybe your cat adds a dollop of tartar sauce to its fish-flavored mash prior to consumption? No? Not surprising. Seasoning one’s food seems like a uniquely human trait. We’ve been sprinkling salt to flavor our meals as far back as 10,000 B.C. [source: UK Food Standards Agency]. Roman soldiers received part of their compensation in the form of salt, hence the word “salary.” Today, you’d be hard-pressed to find a house without a decently stocked spice rack.
