Question

Even the greatest of chefs are seldom heard of outside narrow communities of food lovers and culinary historians, with only a few gaining even temporary fame. (paragraph 6)
Why does the author use the word culinary in describing historians?
Answer choices for the above question

to illustrate how important food history is

to describe the different kinds of food historians

to suggest that great chefs can also be great historians

to show that there are people who study only the history of cooking

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GPT-4o mini
The author uses the word "culinary" in describing historians primarily "to show that there are people who study only the history of cooking." This term specifies that these historians focus specifically on the historical aspects of food, cooking, and culinary practices.