A Continuous Line of Technology from 8000 BC to the Present

It is said that the concept of maturation has a long history, while also already existing around the time agriculture was invented and civilization sprouted. Discovered around 8,000 B.C., it has since been handed down from generation to generation.
There is no shortage of foods and beverages that have evolved in richness of flavor, such as cheese, wine, and beer through maturation.
It’s possible that maturation came about by coincidence. One can only imagine the ancients’ surprise when they discovered that food that had been long forgotten in a corner of a storage room had deepened its flavor over time and now, some 10,000 years after its discovery, the art of maturation has been refined into a sophisticated technique that broadens the possibilities of food and enhances its value.