Ever since ancient times and up until today, the human mind was seen as a merry-go-round of resourcefulness, all because the world wasn’t an endless sea of opportunities. Still, even then nature was as generous as it is today and offered humankind all it needed to survive.

In times past, caves weren’t exactly what they are today, magical and awe-inspiring formations. Back then, they were a viable option for safe food keeping and preservation thanks to our innate survival ingenuity principle.

What we nowadays see through romanticized rose-colored glasses as natural coves extending far beyond their cavernous brims was seen by our ancestors as the perfect place for extending the food shelflife in nature’s refrigerator.

For those wondering why that was so, not too long ago people lived without electricity and their instincts drew them to food preservation. Unlike today, food was scarce, and what little food people could gather, they needed to preserve. One of them was wise enough to understand the natural processes of caves, their virtually constant temperature, and the fact that galleries, chambers, and passageways were deep beneath the ground, cool and dark. These properties made them ideal for keeping and preserving food. Aside from their beauty, these natural wonders kept our ancestors’ sweetest bites.

What’s interesting is that this method of food preservation exists even today in some remote Montenegrin villages. Perhaps the spirit of the past times endured through those who still can’t resist nature’s call.

In the end, Mother Nature’s embrace is generous. So long as we listen to its call, we’ll witness and experience its wonders.

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