Jackfruit is one of the biggest food trends among vegetarians, vegans and even meat lovers. While it is technically a fruit, its consistency is similar to that of chicken or pork
In medieval times, all fruit…
In medieval times, all fruit and vegetables were cooked as it was believed that raw fruit and vegetables caused disease. One book from 1500 even warns: “Beware of green salads and raw fruits, for they will make your master sick”.
There’s a orchestra based…
There’s an orchestra based in Vienna that uses vegetables as instruments, and treats the audience to a vegetable soup made from the remnants of the vegetables after their performances. They have been doing this for 20 years. 20
11 Photos That Prove You Have No Idea How Food Grows
We all know what our food looks like once it’s sitting on shelves, poured out of a can, or on our plates at a restaurant, but most of us never get to see what our fruits, vegetables, seeds, etc., look like when they’re still in the fields or on the trees.
I hope you find these pictures as interesting (and enlightening!) as I did!
#12. Sesame Seeds
Photo Credit: Wikipedia
They look like beans!
#11. Pistachios
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I would have guessed some exotic fruit. And why are they not green?
#10. Vanilla Bean
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*resists making limp joke*
#9. Kiwi
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This is like some kind of fantasy. Like New Zealand itself, really.
#8. Peanuts
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They have flowers! Who knew?
#7. Brussels Sprouts
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These aren’t weird or anything. I just think they’re so pretty in their natural state.
#6. Almonds
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So many of these are prettier than expected.
#5. Cinnamon
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Or just a tree?
#4. Cranberries
Photo Credit: Wikipedia
They’re green before they’re floating in a bog like in the commercial.
#3. Cacao
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I could not have picked this out of a food lineup.
#2. Saffron
Photo Credit: Garden of Eaden
Look how it grows in the rocks – I love the color!
#1. Cashews
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Wut. They look like peppers!
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In ’86 a California farmer named Mike Yurosek…
In ’86 a California farmer named Mike Yurosek was unhappy he was not able to sell his imperfect carrots. So he cut and shaved them into cuter versions and called them “baby-cut” carrots. Before the invention of the baby carrot, each American ate 6 lbs of carrot a year, now they eat 11 lbs. 00
Vegetables in Alaska grow gigantic because they…
Vegetables in Alaska grow gigantic because they receive 20 hours of sunlight a day.
The average potato has lost 100% of its vitamin…
The average potato has lost 100% of its vitamin a since 1951.