Figs are among the earliest domesticated crops in human history, dating back 9,000 years in regions like modern-day Jordan and the Levant. The Egyptians dried figs for year-round consumption, while the Greeks and Romans associated the fruit with fertility and...
Choose your location wisely. Once planted, that olive tree will remain for the duration. Olive trees can live for hundreds and even thousands of years under the right conditions. Average lifespan: 300–600 years With care: Some trees live over 1,000 years Oldest known...
Back in the day, Southern California was a massive orange grove punctuated by an occasional movie studio. The region’s soil, temperature, and sunshine were a citrus grower’s dream. Grateful Californians named a city and later an entire county after the...
There are coffee drinkers and coffee lovers. Voltaire fell into the latter category, guzzling up to 70 cups per day (and living into his 80s). Beethoven hand-counted precisely 60 beans per cup. Once he perfected the formula, he never strayed. Voltaire and Beethoven...
Do you love oranges but hate peeling them? Do you prefer limes but hate juicing them? Then maybe the kumquat is for you. The kumquat’s edible skin is surprisingly sweet and fragrant, contrasting with the tart, tangy juice of the flesh. It’s a citrus...
Behold the lime — a key ingredient in guacamole, margaritas, and refreshing sparkling water. Where would we be without it? We would live in a world of bland guacamole toast. The lime, most closely associated in the USA with Mexican cuisine, came to the West from...
