A book on food, that has a few pieces of history and a lot more about how certain foods through globalization, and better economic and weather conditions have made the plants and food thrive in countries that otherwise we had no idea were so resourceful. But the question remains – How much food changes in taste and Quality and how with hybridization, food has been growing across the World?
Some of the insightful details from the book.
Did you know?
Certain food items like barley are used to the fullest of the 100% –
2% of barely is eaten by humans.
60% of barely is used as Animal
Feed.
While 38% is used for brewing and Distilling beer.
0.50% barely is used for Soy Sauce and Miso.
So many things are made of just one food item.
The world’s largest collection of banana diversity is in Belgium
There are about 8 varieties of citrus fruit and lemon, oranges, Grapefruit and lime have been produced through hybridization
Lemons is actually A hybridization of citron and Sour Oranges.
Oranges come from a hybridisation of Mandarin and Pomelo
Lime is hybridization a Citron and Mandarin cross
Grapefruit Is a Hybrid between a Sweet Orange and a Pomelo.
It’s interesting to know how the fruit changes and how through hybridization we have produced so much in the world.
These are some of the details, but there is a lot more in the book.
This has been one of the best food books.
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