Why do families and friends share meals together?
The Feast Is You
Why do families and friends share meals together?
Look around any dinner table and you'll see something curious: people could eat faster alone in their rooms, scrolling through their phones. But instead, they gather around the same table, pass the same bowl of rice, and talk about their day. Why do humans do this?
Millions of years ago, our ancestors discovered fire. Suddenly, they could cook food—which meant they had to sit and wait while it cooked. So they sat together. And while they waited, something unexpected happened: they talked. They laughed. They planned the next day's hunt. Sharing food became sharing time.
