Bread is one of those foods that always just seems to be around. Most people have a loaf or two in their home pretty much all the time; it comes with our meals at restaurants, either separately or as a part of a sandwich; and many of us even bake it ourselves. A very basic … Read more

Artichokes, like eggplant and escargot, are one of those foods that people either love or hate, and it has been that way for over three thousand years. Homer wrote about the artichoke around 800 BC, and there is evidence that it was consumed even earlier by the Egyptians and in some other parts of Northern … Read more

One of the most common and yummiest fruits out there, the nectarine is actually a naturally occurring genetic variant of the peach.  A member of the Prunus persica species of fruit-bearing plants, the nectarine and peach are so closely genetically related that there have been cases of a single peach tree producing both nectarines and … Read more

Although it is often associated by many people with the beautiful, exotic tropical islands of the South Pacific, the papaya is actually believed to have originated in Southern Mexico and neighboring parts of Central America. Early Spanish traders are believed to have introduced the fruit though established trade routes to the Philippines in the late-16th … Read more

Melons have been eaten by human beings for thousands of years. Originating in the Middle East and Africa, there is evidence that the ancient Egyptians were cultivating large areas of land specifically to grow melons over 4,000 years ago, and that they were widely used in the ancient world both as a food source and … Read more