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Monday, 27 July 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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Dragon blood tree
It is native to the Socotra archipelago.
It is an archipelago of the Republic of Yemen in the Indian Ocean.
Turmeric
Turmeric belongs to the coloring plants.
Formerly, it was used to dye fabrics. Even a tiny amount of turmeric can dye the material intensely. Fortunately, stains are remotely easy to remove with a solution of hot water and bleach or vinegar.
Turmeric
The usable part of the plant is the rhizome.
Often branched, it is oblong, ovoid, cylindrical, or pear-shaped.
Vanilla
Vanilla is used as a popular spice in the confectionery, food and perfume industries.
From an exclusive, once exotic rarity, it has become an indispensable ingredient in ice cream, candy ...
Lemon
Lemon leaves can also be used.
They are not commonly used for cooking, although they can be eaten. Sometimes they are wrapped aroun ...
Olives
Olives are the fruit of the European olive (Olea europaea).
They are drupes.
Pomegranate
The fruit’s name derives from medieval Latin: pōmum “apple” and grānātum “with seeds.”
The ancients called this fruit, composed of several hundred particles, malum granatum, or “seed apple.”
Cerbera odollam
The common names for Cerbera odollam is suicide tree, mintolla, pong-pong and othalam.
It has different common names depending on the region of occurrence. In Malay it is called othalam, ...
Cabbage
It was domesticated around the 10th century BC.
In ancient Rome, it was considered a luxury commodity. It only came into widespread use during the Middle Ages and quickly became one of the main ingredients in European cuisine.
Turmeric
Turmeric has a positive effect on the treatment of digestive ailments.
It stimulates the secretion of bile, gastrin and pancreatic enzymes.