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Monday, 11 May 2026
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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Asparagus
Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) is a perennial plant of the asparagus family.
It is the only edible representative of the Asparagus genus.
Watercress
During cooking it loses its tangy, bittersweet flavor and becomes mild.
It forms a good combo with cream and butter, which makes it possible to use it to make sauces for fi ...
Cerbera odollam
Cerberine is very difficult to detect at autopsy, so it is sometimes used in murders and suicides.
Its taste is easily masked by using aromatic spices.
Lemon
Lemon was probably formed from the intersection of key lime and citron.
Pomegranate
The fruit of the pomegranate is a berry resembling a large apple in shape and size.
It is covered with a hard, leathery shell, usually purple and violet, but also brown or reddish-whit ...
Rice
It can be consumed in various forms.
The basic form is cooked loose, but it can also be used to make rice milk, flakes, oil, cream, vegan ...
Sugar maple
Apart from being a source of maple syrup, sugar maple wood holds high commercial value.
It is often referred to as hard maple because it is very shock resistant.
Kale
In the first year of the plant's growth, its stem is produced. It is thick and leafy and its height can vary from 10 to 110 cm.
Cabbage
The Japanese were not familiar with the Brassica oleracea until 1775.
Likely, they didn’t have their first contact with the vegetable until Captain Carl Peter Thunberg’s ship arrived on the artificial island of Dejima in Nagasaka Bay in August 1775.
Stinging nettle
Stinging nettle is a synanthropic plant, which means that it is associated with man.
It grows in areas whose character has been largely shaped by humans, such as farmland, but it also g ...