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Neat photo.
I recall a gardening book I had as kid, where they suggested growing produce hydroponically-
one of the examples was to save the cut-off top of pineapple & suspend it in water with toothpicks,
but I never tried the experiment to find out how that worked.
If pressed, I don't think I'd have a clue about how pineapples grow: from a tree down or from the ground up-
but now I guess I've learned.
Thanks for the cool picture.
Most Americans are pretty out of touch with where their food comes from. Most probably couldn't ID half the things in a produce section.
Another common misconception is that tequila (and agave nectar) are made from a cactus.
I don't know how many times I've had an eggplant sitting on the counter and someone asked what that thing was. Or that I've had pork chops on the counter and someone thought it was fish.
Most Americans are pretty out of touch with where their food comes from. Most probably couldn't ID half the things in a produce section.
Maybe in Indiana but I wouldn't say that about Pennsylvanians! I'll admit I didn't know what a pineapple grew on but I could certainly identify most, if not all things in a produce section and so could most people I know in PA. And yes, I know very well what an eggplant looks like.
Most Americans are pretty out of touch with where their food comes from. Most probably couldn't ID half the things in a produce section.
Another common misconception is that tequila (and agave nectar) are made from a cactus.
I don't know how many times I've had an eggplant sitting on the counter and someone asked what that thing was. Or that I've had pork chops on the counter and someone thought it was fish.
Horse hockey.
And I don't believe I've ever met anyone dumb enough to think that a pineapple grows on a tree or that tequila is made from a cactus.
"Most Americans"....
This thread reminds me of one of when we visited a small pineapple farm in Northern Thailand. The farmer, a youngish man with a wide smile, came out to greet us. His wife followed with an equally generous smile. Both were obviously proud of their farm.
The husband drew out a machete and quickly sliced one of the pineapples off of the bush, then used the machete to take off the skin, core it and slice it into small pieces about the size of two fingers. Still warm from the sun, this was certainly the most delicious pineapple we have ever tasted.
The best part? He threw the core to his dogs, who ate them with absolute abandon and joy.
I don't know anyone who said that pineapple grow on trees...
But I agree - most people don't know where their food come from, and I am not talking about the country of origin.
Lots of people do not cook, so they have no clue what products were needed to prepare their meals.
And lots of people would not try anything new. American Food: The Disconnect Between People and Plate - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
The people in that article must have been living in a cave. I thought everybody knew most foods are grown in the ground. Don't they know what a garden is? No excuse for not knowing what is grown in our own states. Our public schools teach about farms and produce and economies that are local and they should learn the basics from their home cooks. I never even knew about instant potatoes till i started seeing coupons for them. Why would anybody want to eat or serve something so processed?
This reminds me of the older neighbor who always kept a few cotton plants in his garden when he found out his grandkids did not know that cotton was a plant and the backbone of the south.
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