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Origin of VegetableThe nomadic man led a care free life. He gathered fruits and vegetables from the wild and ate them as food. As civilisation evolved, people began to look for permanent settlement. So, they began farming (10,000 years ago). With time warriors, traders and explorers began travelling from one part of the world to another. They carried many of the fruits and vegetables back home. Thus, they began to be grown world over. Vegetables Every Day: The Definitive Guide to Buying and Cooking Today's Produce With over 350 Recipes  Carrots Carrots originated around 5000 years ago in Middle Asia (Afghanistan) and eventually spread to the Mediterranean region. Initially they were small thin purple or white coloured root plants, with a distasteful bitter flavour. But over the centuries they have changed to black, red and even yellow colour but never orange! It was only in the 16th century, when the Dutch cultivators, experimented on improving carrots. By cross breeding pale yellow ones with red varieties, to produce new sweet flavoured orange carrots. Having beta carotene, which was healthier and therefore all other varieties were stopped being planted. Carrots can be a wonderful addition to any salad. They can be served raw as an appetizer with dips. Oxo Good Grips Swivel Peeler 
Green Beans The different kinds of beans such as green beans, kidney, navy beans etc originated in from a common bean plant in Peru. With the spread of the migrant Indian tribes, they reached North and South America. From there they were introduced to the Mediterranean by Columbus in 1493, at the end of his second voyage to the New World. Cauliflower Cauliflowers are believed to have originated in China. Thereafter the vegetable was found in the Mediterranean region in 600 B.C. and remained exclusively in Italy and Turkey. It was not until the 16th century that the vegetable was introduced to France and soon became popular in other parts of Europe. Onions Onions are believed to be cultivated about 5000 years ago, with the earliest traces dating back to China and India. By 3500 BC, onions spread to Egypt and they were more than just foods. They had both religious and medical significance. Gradually onions spread to other parts of Europe. By the middle ages, onion along with beans and cabbage became the main vegetable of European cuisine. Celery Celery originated in the Mediterranean basin. According to historic findings, its earliest use was mainly for medical purposes, by the Egyptians in 850 B.C. The Greeks believed it to be a holy plant. The Romans were the first to use celery for culinary preparations. In 17th century Italians began cultivating celery as a vegetable. They brought about a change in the basic characteristic of the vegetable. By eliminating its hollow stalk and reducing the strong bitter flavour of the pant, for better culinary use. Potatoes According to archaeologists, potatoes originated in Peru around 500 B.C. The early potatoes had dark purplish skin and yellow flesh and were called as papas. In 16th century Spaniards arrived in Peru in search of gold but found potatoes instead. It almost took 3 decades for potatoes to gain acceptance in the rest of Europe. Today potatoes are found plentiful and pervasive in a Western diet. Peppers There are 25 varieties in the species Capsicum of which some are cultivated. These range from mild to pungent, sweet and hot peppers. All of which originated in Central and South America around 2,000 years ago. Columbus brought chilli peppers to Europe, at the end of his first voyage of 1493. Eventually local traders spread chillies to India and Southeast Asia. Cabbage Cabbage was brought to Europe from China, by Celtic wanderers in 600 B.C. The early cabbage was mainly a loose leafy variety. But, by the middle ages, the North European farmers developed a full-bodied head for the cabbage, which is found today. Spinach Spinach is believed to have originated in Persia (now Iran) around 226-640 A.D. In 6th century Spinach made its way into China, when it was sent as a gift by the king of Nepal. Spinach entered Europe much later, with the Moors introducing it in Spain around 11th century. Sweet Corns Sweet Corn cultivation began around 7000 years ago in Mexico. The natives started by domesticating a wild grass known as teosinte. Teosintes were small edible seeds, found on the husked ear of the corn, which formed the staple diet of the region. This method of cultivation was adopted for several generations, to produce the corn that we have today. Garlic Garlic originated in Central Asia over 4000 years ago. As an important ingredient in culinary preparations and as a medicinal plant garlic spread to the Mediterranean region. By 3000 B.C. it was being used in Egypt. And other advanced ancient civilisations like the Indus valley (now Pakistan and west India). From here it spread to China. The Spaniards, French and Portuguese took it all the way to the new world. Aubergines or Eggplant or Brinjal Historians believe that aubergines are native to India. However, the first written records of the plant being cultivated, dates back to 5th century, China. Aubergines were introduced in the Mediterranean basin and North Africa by Arabs, in the early middle age. The 3 different names given to the vegetable have their own history The name eggplant was given in America, because some varieties are egg shaped. From the Arabic word 'al-bãdhinjãn', the French derived aubergine. While in Africa and India the vegetable is known as or Brinjal. Okra or Lady Finger Okra originated in Ethiopia. The Egyptians were the first to cultivate it along the river Nile, by 12th century B.C. From North Africa it soon spread out to the Middle East and India. With the advent of salve trade, at the end of 16th century, okra finally reached North America. Zucchini or Courgettes It is believed that Zucchini originated in Mexico more than 5,000 years ago. Gradually its cultivation spanned across Central America. Like many other vegetables and fruits Columbus brought Zucchini to Europe. It was soon adopted in the Italian cuisine, here it was named zucchino. Different names are given to this vegetable The French call it courgette and this name is adopted by the English too. While Americans call it squash meaning "something eaten raw." Broccoli Rasenna, a migrant community came from Asia Minor settled in Tuscany (Rome) and began broccoli cultivation. The Romans were enamoured by this vegetable and it soon became a favourite. In 1533 Catherine De Medici of Tuscany married Henry II and introduced broccoli in the French cuisine. By the beginning of 17th century broccoli made its way to England and America. Visit the store for unique and exciting snack foods. We manufacture and market Sumseeds® Energized Sunflower Seeds, SumNuts® Energy Nuts, Bushido® Organic Mugicha Tea, and Peanotz® Soy Nuts. Move to vegetable recipes from origin of vegetables Move to soup recipes Return to homepage |
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