What is the oldest common food in the typical western diet? (lemmy.world)

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Of the things available to most of us, what are common and the oldest things we might find on a store shelf?

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[-] RBWells@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Figs are a very old food, there is archaeological evidence of cultivation of figs at least 11,000 years ago. So meaning not foraged but cultivated on purpose.

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