Humans have evolved to consume raw, cooked, and aged food, in that particular order. Of the three, aged foods are especially common in cultures with emphasis on their culinary traditions. What inspired humans to eat such unusual kind of food?

Humans have evolved to consume raw, cooked, and aged food, in that particular order. Of the three, aged foods are especially common in cultures with emphasis on their culinary traditions. What inspired humans to eat such unusual kind of food?