In India, the carrots
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In India, the carrots are red, instead of orange like they are in the U.S. Orange juice is reddish there too. Interestingly, the word "orange" is possibly derived from Dravidian, an Indian language. |
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Continuing the food theme, I'd like to mention the dozens of times non-vegans have complained to me that pizza has to have cheese. I always explain that although pizza has been around for several thousand years, it wasn't until 1889 that it was commonly made with cheese on top. There are plenty of online
pizza timelines that talk about this. I recently had cheeseless pizza from
Lombardi's, which is allegedly
the first pizzeria to open in the U.S. (right here in New York City, of course).
Other food facts you should know: fortune cookies are from San Francisco and I ate lunch at Burritoville. | |