For a very long time, gold has sought not only for its brilliance and purity, which gave him an economic and artistic value, but for its symbolic meaning to ingest a precious metal as part of their diet.
In ancient Egypt, people made a few loaves of bread of conical shape containing gold dust, which had an important religious significance.
In the Far East was used in addition to its use as currency, as medicine and food. They sprinkled powdered gold on the food when it was ready to eat. It was also believed that the gold used on the skin, those who used it got youth and sexual potency. Both in ancient China and India people used a substance called soma or chi, which was considered the elixir of life and is said to contain gold dust. This product was also made ??in the form of bread or biscuit. Even today in Japan you can buy rice wine (Sake) with gold flakes.
What about the current food? In this century, gold has not been abandoned in the preparation of exquisite dishes of haute cuisine. Chefs from around the world use the edible gold to decorate the most delicious and unique dishes.
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