Editing Steaming (section)

==History==
[[File:HK TKL 調景嶺 Tiu Keng Leng 都會駅 Metro Town Shopping Mall shop 豪宴海鮮酒家 Ho Yin Seafood Restaurant December 2019 SS2 dim sum take-away food counter.jpg|thumb|[[Bamboo steamer]]s at a restaurant in [[Hong Kong]]]]
Some of the world's earliest examples of steam cooking were found in China's [[Yellow River Valley]]; early steam cookers made of [[stoneware]] have been found dating back as far as 5,000 [[BCE]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Chen|first=Cheng-Yih|year=1995|title=Early Chinese Work in Natural Science|location=Hong Kong|publisher=Hong Kong University Press|page=198|isbn=962-209-385-X}}.</ref> And also in [[Gunma Prefecture]], [[Japan]], created during the [[Stone Age]].<ref>{{cite journal | url=https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jaqua1957/40/6/40_6_517/_article/-char/en | doi=10.4116/jaqua.40.517 | year=2001 | last1=Harunari | first1=Hideji | journal=The Quaternary Research (Daiyonki-Kenkyu) | volume=40 | issue=6 | pages=517{{ndash}}526 | doi-access=free |url-status=live |archive-date=2023-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714102215/https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jaqua1957/40/6/40_6_517/_article/-char/en |title=Transition from the Palaeolithic to the Jomon Period |language=en |access-date=14 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |website=[[Midori, Gunma|City of Midori]] |url=https://www.city.midori.gunma.jp/www/contents/1000000001754/simple/23.pdf |title=どんな料 りょうり- 4 理があったのだろうか？|language=ja |access-date=16 January 2024 |trans-title=What kind of cuisine was there?}}</ref> Some of the earliest examples of steam cooking have been found in [[Italy]] and [[Sardinia]], created during the [[Bronze Age]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://preistoriadelcibo.iipp.it/contributi/3_21.pdf |title=Functional analysis of the Nuragic vascular repertoire. |work=Preistoria del Cibo |publisher=L’Istituto Italiano di Preistoria e Protostoria |access-date=16 January 2024 |date=October 7, 2015 |first1=Anna |last1=DePalmas |first2=C. |last2=Bulla |first3=Giovanna |last3=Fundoni}}</ref> and in [[Cochise County, Arizona]], where steam pits were used for cooking about 10,000 years ago.<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=II7dCNi-ibYC&q=ancient+pit+steam+cooking&pg=PA33 |title=Ancient Steam Pit Cooking |first=Rich |last=Johnson |date=March 1999 |journal=Primitive Outdoor Skills |editor-first=Richard L. |editor-last=Jamison |publisher=Horizon Publishers |page=33 |isbn=0-88290-666-6 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> From the eighth century [[Common Era|CE]],{{Citation needed|date=February 2015}} thin cypress strips were used to make steamers; today, their slatted bases are constructed from [[bamboo]]. The classic steamer has a chimney in the center, which distributes the steam among the tiers.{{Citation needed|date=January 2018}}

While steaming has not caught up in the west for assorted dishes, the technique has been heavily popularized worldwide by Chinese and East Asian cuisine.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Steaming, the quintessential cooking method in Chinese and modern cuisine |url=https://www.lkkprofessional.com/chefs-inspiration.php?item=steaming |date=May 20, 2019 |work=[[Lee Kum Kee|Lee Kum Kee (Europe) Ltd.]]}}</ref> The two main classic steamers feature the ancient [[bamboo steamer]] as well as the modern metal (aluminium or stainless steel) steamer, with the difference being that the bamboo lid takes longer to heat up but absorbs excess moisture and allows heat to condense again over the delicate food.<ref name=steamtypes>{{Cite web |last=Vaculin |first=Kendra |title=The Best Steamer Basket for Every Kitchen |url=https://www.epicurious.com/expert-advice/the-best-steamer-basket-for-every-kitchen-article |date=2020-06-22 |work=[[Epicurious]]}}</ref> Other developments were the creation of microwaveable silicone steamers and plastic-hybrid steamers.<ref name=steamtypes/>