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How Carrots Won the Trojan War

How Carrots Won the Trojan War

By Rebecca Rupp

Curious (but True) Stories of Common Vegetables. Storey Publishing, 2011.

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19 mins read

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A brief summary of How Carrots Won the Trojan War

Digging up the dirt on the history of one of the most nutritious food groups—valuable vegetables—including where they originated, the journeys they took, and short anecdotes of appearances they made in the past.

Key insights in How Carrots Won the Trojan War

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What do you get from this book? Nifty trivia and fascinating facts about a variety of vegetables (and some fruits)
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We have a complex relationship with vegetables—today we know their importance; in the past, people had differing views about their worth
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Asparagus and beans can have odd effects on the human body, but are among some of our oldest cultivated veggies
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While beets have never been a favorite, the various forms of cabbage have had fluctuating popularity throughout history
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Carrots are tasty, healthy, and once thought to increase libido, as was celery—the vegetable that rich people used to display
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Though corn was suspected to cause a disease, we use it in many products, while cucumbers mostly get eaten raw or pickled
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Both eggplants and lettuce can come in different colors and are connected to cleaning products due to their texture
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Originating in Asia, melons and onions can both be quite fragrant, which may contribute to their popularity among people
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The oldest peas were hard and featured in stories, while peppers grew their own reputation for being flavorful and spicy
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Potatoes and pumpkins have each garnered renown through the ages, especially as people breed them to be ever bigger
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Radishes were widely grown and eaten in Asia, but Americans—spurned on by a fictional strongman—preferred spinach over them
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People eat tomatoes like they’re going out of style, but not turnips—which did enjoy a short stint as sculptural material
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Who should read How Carrots Won the Trojan War

Vegetarians • gardeners • food historians • nutritionists • anyone curious about where vegetables came from and how they traveled through the world

About the author of How Carrots Won the Trojan War

Rebecca Rupp is a meticulous researcher who has penned numerous magazine articles, including one about the science behind ice cream, and another on the history and origins of blue jeans. In addition, she has published both fiction books like The Dragon of Lonely Island and nonfiction texts like How Carrots Won the Trojan War.

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