#food-history
Tomatoes Were Feared as Poison for 200 Years Because of Aristocrats' Plates
foodEuropean elites avoided tomatoes for over two centuries, believing them deadly — but it was actually their pewter plates that were killing people. The high…
Vanilla Is the World's Second Most Expensive Spice and Was Named After a Vagina
foodReal vanilla is the world's second most expensive spice after saffron, grown on orchids that can take years to bloom and must be hand-pollinated within a few…