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Tuesday, 25 November 2025
21 facts about olives
21 facts about olives
"Where the olive refuses to grow, there the Mediterranean world ends"
It is not known exactly when and where the first olive tree, characteristic of the Mediterranean region, grew. Paleobotanists claim that wild olives g ...

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Cabbage
It is widespread in central and eastern Europe.
Many traditional dishes are prepared using cabbage. In Poland and Lithuania, everybody loves bigos ( ...
Parsley
There are two species of parsley.
Grapes
The basic product obtained from grapes is wine.
It was cultivated in southern Europe in ancient times.
Rowan
It likes sunny places, although it is a tolerant plant when it comes to conditions and pollution.
It grows well in permeable soils, but also thrives in sandy ones.
Ginkgo biloba
Ginkgo trees were spread to other Chinese provinces and to Japan by Buddhist monks in the 11th century.
Parsley
Parsley root contains flavonoids, mucilaginous substances, and a fair amount of mineral salts.
Birch
Birch bark is edible.
Of course, this is the inner bark, which can even be eaten raw in emergencies. Birch bark can also b ...
Saguaro cactus
Flowers are white and reach diameter of 8 cm (3 in).
They bloom since April to late June, opening after sunset till mid afternoon next day. Flowers form ...
Rapeseed
In Poland, oilseeds have already been found in excavations dating back to the 10th century.
In serf times, rapeseed oil was used by the poor as an omelet.
Rowan
It grows throughout Europe up to the Caucasus and Siberia.
Rowan can be found in the south of Spain, Greece, and on islands such as Sardinia, the Azores, the Balearic Islands, and in the north on the Faroe Islands and Iceland.