Eli5 how did we discover cooking?

Question

Not only meat but also pastries how did we discover that flour and water make bread for instance

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Answer 1

No one knows for sure but the commonly believed hypothesis is that an ancestor scavenged an animal from a forest fire. The fire’s would have been common enough that his tribe would have been able to do it seasonally. They would have been healthier and better fed during this period of the year and after many generations they adopted the practice in an “artificial” manor.