Where does palm oil come from? Africa
Palm trees Palm trees first began to grow in
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Where does millet come from? Sudan, China, Europe
A field of millet What is millet? Millet is a kind of grain that grows wild in Africa and all across Europe and Asia. It grows about fifteen feet tall, [...]
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Did Adam and Eve eat an apple?
Adam and Eve mosaic (northern Syria, ca. 500 AD. Now in Cleveland) Does the Bible say it was an apple? In the Hebrew Bible, as it was originally written in Hebrew, [...]
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History of Lentils – West Asian Food
Brown lentils Where are lentils from? Lentils are a type of bean, native to West Asia. They grow on low bushes, and can do well with very little water. The [...]
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What did people eat? World history of food
Food history: Uighur women picking mulberries (ca. 400s AD) Going hungry Throughout most of history, most people never got enough to eat. Many people starved to death. Food was much [...]
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From honey to sugar – History of Honey
History of honey: Beehives in Europe, about 1400 AD Honey in antiquity All through antiquity, honey kept on being very important as a sweetener, a preservative, and a medicine throughout [...]
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Honey spreads around the world – Bee keeping
Bee-keeping reaches West Asia: a wax writing tablet from Uluburun shipwreck off the coast of modern Turkey (1300 BC) Bee-keeping reaches the Eastern Mediterranean By 2400 BC, people were keeping [...]
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When did people start to eat honey?
Early history of honey: A chimpanzee smashing a beehive to get honey When did bees start to make honey? Bees first began to make honey about 200 million years ago, [...]
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Does eating fatty food make you fat?
Fatty food: There are lots of different kinds of cheese. Why do we need to eat fat? Fats are foods which store energy in case you need it later. Everybody [...]
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Making tea – Food history projects
A cup of tea (thanks to http://www.teaaccessories.net/) For the simplest tea project, make yourself a cup of black tea and drink it, just to see what it tastes like. You [...]
