Also note that corn is amazing compared to old world grains. Like 2 or 3 times the food value of most of them per a unit land. The only other food crop close is potatoes.
We often overlook that one of the biggest thing the Colombian exchange gave Europe was a vastly better diet.
Also note that corn is amazing compared to old world grains. Like 2 or 3 times the food value of most of them per a unit land. The only other food crop close is potatoes.
We often overlook that one of the biggest thing the Colombian exchange gave Europe was a vastly better diet.
Also note that corn is amazing compared to old world grains. Like 2 or 3 times the food value of most of them per a unit land. The only other food crop close is potatoes.
We often overlook that one of the biggest thing the Colombian exchange gave Europe was a vastly better diet.
Which are also a new world crop!
I think the funniest shit in the world is how the tomato is a new world fruit, yet we associate it with Italy.
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3cl1ps3I will build a labyrinth to house the cheeseRegistered Userregular
A lot of what we consider "traditional" European food is heavily reliant on new world species, it's pretty funny.
And the people did seek to kink shame Teresa, but there came a sound as of a great tearing of the heavens. And the voice of GOD spoke unto them, saying "Thou shalt not yuck the yum of another, else thou be without yums thyself." And the people thought upon their own yums, and their gaze was downcast, and dust was in their throats.
"Let he who is without kink cast the first stone.
But not at Frank, for he gets off on that and we don't have time right now to handle the clean-up."
Also note that corn is amazing compared to old world grains. Like 2 or 3 times the food value of most of them per a unit land. The only other food crop close is potatoes.
We often overlook that one of the biggest thing the Colombian exchange gave Europe was a vastly better diet.
Which are also a new world crop!
I think the funniest shit in the world is how the tomato is a new world fruit, yet we associate it with Italy.
If I recall my history/lit classes correctly, tomatoes were considered poisonous in the days of Shakespeare, which is why we have the tradition of throwing tomatoes at bad performances. The reason they were thought to be poisonous is the acid in the tomato juice would cause some of the lead in the dishware of the time to be leeched, so eating tomatoes caused lead poisoning.
The association of tomatoes with Italy comes from the 1800s, when Italian immigrants in America would cook with tomatoes and the more widely available meats. So, Italy became associated with tomatoes without involving the country of Italy at all.
A lot of what we consider "traditional" European food is heavily reliant on new world species, it's pretty funny.
European food sources were not super great, they even had a hard time getting enough salt in their diets which is why the spice trade was so important to everyone in western europe to the point where wars were fought over access to it.
They did have a smattering of fruits, some vegetables (mostly brassica/mustards), some grains, and lots and lots of garlic.
bowen on
not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
If I recall my history/lit classes correctly, tomatoes were considered poisonous in the days of Shakespeare, which is why we have the tradition of throwing tomatoes at bad performances. The reason they were thought to be poisonous is the acid in the tomato juice would cause some of the lead in the dishware of the time to be leeched, so eating tomatoes caused lead poisoning.
Tomatoes are also related to nightshade, if o recall correctly, which are poisonous
Same with potatoes.
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My favorite probably apocryphal potato story is that one of the German princes was trying to introduce potatoes to his realm but no one wanted to eat or grow this gross dirt lump. So he built a fancy fenced garden for his estate to grow potatoes and put it under heavy guard, but gave the guards instructions to be extremely lax. Under the assumption that the prince's new heavily guarded garden must have some really valuable new plants the townsfolk snuck in and stole a bunch of the plants for their own gardens and sold them to Farmers.
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StraightziHere we may reign secure, and in my choice,To reign is worth ambition though in HellRegistered Userregular
Tomatoes are also related to nightshade, if o recall correctly, which are poisonous
Yeah, this is actually probably more of the reason for their historically bad reputation than their talent for leeching the lead out of pewter plates. Also notable in the nightshade family is the mandrake, which is not only poisonous but also has a lot of folkloric baggage associated to it.
The thing about throwing tomatoes is apocryphal though. While throwing rotten vegetables is a time-honored tradition, we don't have any reference to tomatoes specifically until the late 1800s. Rotten eggs would have been more likely in the Globe.
If I recall my history/lit classes correctly, tomatoes were considered poisonous in the days of Shakespeare, which is why we have the tradition of throwing tomatoes at bad performances. The reason they were thought to be poisonous is the acid in the tomato juice would cause some of the lead in the dishware of the time to be leeched, so eating tomatoes caused lead poisoning.
Still best to avoid them, just in case
There's a lot of weird food related issues related to cookware. I remember reading something that mentioned that the dislike of pork has a lot to do with early human society using early styles of clay pottery which had a habit of "trapping" things like trichinella and spreading it over multiple meals. Which wouldn't have happened with a more "primitive" method of cooking like a grill/spit/kalua, and also didn't really exist in the other animals we were domesticating either (they were less slovenly so to speak).
not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
Tomatoes are also related to nightshade, if o recall correctly, which are poisonous
Yeah, this is actually probably more of the reason for their historically bad reputation than their talent for leeching the lead out of pewter plates. Also notable in the nightshade family is the mandrake, which is not only poisonous but also has a lot of folkloric baggage associated to it.
The thing about throwing tomatoes is apocryphal though. While throwing rotten vegetables is a time-honored tradition, we don't have any reference to tomatoes specifically until the late 1800s. Rotten eggs would have been more likely in the Globe.
I find it completely unsurprising that the US education system taught me apocryphal knowledge. I am shocked! Shocked!
I'm gonna be honest, while the story in this tweet thread is kind of fun, I mostly got caught up looking at the fascinating segmentation in the cow poop on the upper right. Click through! It rewards inspection!
JedocIn the scupperswith the staggers and jagsRegistered Userregular
We used to do cow chip bingo at the county fair! You could buy a square to support the local 4-H club, and if the cow crapped in your square first you won a cut of the proceeds.
You know, when I pictured our dystopian cyberpunk future I didn't foresee the yokels betting on the stock market through cowpat bingo and a highspeed internet connection, but it does feel right, somehow.
We used to do cow chip bingo at the county fair! You could buy a square to support the local 4-H club, and if the cow crapped in your square first you won a cut of the proceeds.
Yeah cow pat bingo happens at a lot of country fairs here in Australia.
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We used to do cow chip bingo at the county fair! You could buy a square to support the local 4-H club, and if the cow crapped in your square first you won a cut of the proceeds.
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We often overlook that one of the biggest thing the Colombian exchange gave Europe was a vastly better diet.
Which are also a new world crop!
I think the funniest shit in the world is how the tomato is a new world fruit, yet we associate it with Italy.
But not at Frank, for he gets off on that and we don't have time right now to handle the clean-up."
If I recall my history/lit classes correctly, tomatoes were considered poisonous in the days of Shakespeare, which is why we have the tradition of throwing tomatoes at bad performances. The reason they were thought to be poisonous is the acid in the tomato juice would cause some of the lead in the dishware of the time to be leeched, so eating tomatoes caused lead poisoning.
The association of tomatoes with Italy comes from the 1800s, when Italian immigrants in America would cook with tomatoes and the more widely available meats. So, Italy became associated with tomatoes without involving the country of Italy at all.
European food sources were not super great, they even had a hard time getting enough salt in their diets which is why the spice trade was so important to everyone in western europe to the point where wars were fought over access to it.
They did have a smattering of fruits, some vegetables (mostly brassica/mustards), some grains, and lots and lots of garlic.
Still best to avoid them, just in case
Same with potatoes.
Yeah, this is actually probably more of the reason for their historically bad reputation than their talent for leeching the lead out of pewter plates. Also notable in the nightshade family is the mandrake, which is not only poisonous but also has a lot of folkloric baggage associated to it.
The thing about throwing tomatoes is apocryphal though. While throwing rotten vegetables is a time-honored tradition, we don't have any reference to tomatoes specifically until the late 1800s. Rotten eggs would have been more likely in the Globe.
There's a lot of weird food related issues related to cookware. I remember reading something that mentioned that the dislike of pork has a lot to do with early human society using early styles of clay pottery which had a habit of "trapping" things like trichinella and spreading it over multiple meals. Which wouldn't have happened with a more "primitive" method of cooking like a grill/spit/kalua, and also didn't really exist in the other animals we were domesticating either (they were less slovenly so to speak).
They will wallow in mud to cool off if they are too warm
Studies have also shown that most pigs are smarter than most dogs
I find it completely unsurprising that the US education system taught me apocryphal knowledge. I am shocked! Shocked!
Yes that is all true. They're not dirty but people a long time ago thought they were.
But imagine you don't have access to wikipedia and aren't from the year 2020.
But 2020 is like 8 years from now, bowen.
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Oh my god, this is so relaxing I don't even really mind the smallpox that much.
A little plague never hurt anyone.
Phew, not the ending that leads to nier then huh
The bad one
We’re in it because you imagined sexy times with Jesus
but he's also the OG King of Crust Punks so I wouldn't really want to have sex with him
This will be here until I receive an apology or Weedlordvegeta get any consequences for being a bully
But potatoes are good.
YEAH, I SAID IT!
I'm sorta sick of the whole obsession with the popular fascination with ancient Greece and Rome and Egypt, but on other hand, this shit is amazing
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turin_King_List
The history of the object istelf is really interesting too
so brave!
That's a great line.
I'm working on cutting out pork this year, thus far its much harder than beef.
*shakes fist at ramen*
Thank god birds and fish are stupid as fuck and I can keep eating those without much guilt.
Yeah cow pat bingo happens at a lot of country fairs here in Australia.
Did you also win the cow pat?