Written by Abby Johnson
Cooking on the campfire has for many years been a popular way
to cook great-tasting food with a minimum of hassle. It’s quite
a tradition for families to pack coolers with burgers and steaks
and get ready to grill them on an open fire. The taste of food
cooked on the flames can be exquisite, and many people from all
walks of life enjoy it. Today, the kind of camping activity
isn’t much different than the kind done in the past, and while
some people have replaced the campfire with modern stoves or
other implements, nothing can really compare to an open fire.
That’s why it’s remained popular despite its very ancient
roots. People are using the campfire to cook an ever-larger
assortment of foods and finding different ways to do it.
Our very distant ancestors probably discovered the virtues of
cooking on the campfire when they realized that the taste of
their food could be improved when it was heated and cooked. It
wasn’t much of a leap from there to hold food over the fire to
cook it, and that’s where campfire cooking came from. It
probably took many attempts and failures before the practice
became well-established, and eventually people worked out the
best way to do it. Since then, campfire cooking has become a
lot more sophisticated, while staying true to its roots.
Nowadays it’s possible to cook all sorts of different meats,
steam vegetables, and boil water to cook other foods over the
fire. Whole meals can be prepared on the flames.
Gourmet Campfire Cooking
Really, almost any kind of food can be prepared in the
outdoors. It’s just a matter of knowing how. But the best part
is that it’s not hard to do at all. Some flame-cooked foods are
so delicious they would have a gourmet chef salivating—and they
take very little effort to prepare. On campgrounds today, it
wouldn’t be out of the question to whip up a delicious filet
mignon with an accompaniment of stuffed potatoes. People are
learning how to steam vegetables on the campfire and how to
give meat that perfect charred taste. It’s not going to be long
before many more people discover how versatile the simple
campfire really is for cooking.
There’s been a big evolution in cooking on the fire. An
exciting development in the art of campfire cuisine has been
preparing deserts, not just main courses. You can make tasty
cherries jubilee as well as a number of other delicious deserts
using the flames. Campfire cooking is no longer only the domain
of seasoned campers “roughing it.” It’s going to become a lot
more mainstream in the future, and it will beckon those with
gourmet inclinations to try some new recipes. It will be
interesting to see how the cuisine evolves even further than it
has already.
About The Author: Abby Johnson is a staff writer at
http://www.lifestylegazette.com and is an occasional
contributor to several other websites, including
http://www.family-review.com.
