You only need to hear them to trace the gastronomic thread of history.
When we picked
"beechnuts"
, savored
"chicory"
, and cooked a
"rutabaga" over
low heat
.
If a few names of these fruits and vegetables reappear in our conversations, most of them are forgotten by our taste buds.
The editorial team invites you to rediscover them.
Take the
"bron"
.
Do you know this unusual word?
It is a
"very old tuber"
that we found in Brittany, before being abandoned
"about sixty years ago"
, underlines the farmer Yann Lesein on the site
"Eat local"
.
While browsing the writings of Saint Hildegard of Bingen, we also come across folk names, accompanied by tasty advice:
“galangal”
, a tropical plant of the ginger family, is thus recommended to calm pain and promote digestion.
"Rosehip"
,
"merise"
,
"bigard"
... Can you find the meaning of these ancient names of foods?
Check it out after this short test.