that's verse presents photos that prove
we have no idea how food grows number
one sesame seeds sesame is a flowering
plant that grows close to the equator in
tropical regions India and Sudan are the
world's largest producers of sesame
seeds the sesame seeds crops in these
areas are the oldest oil seed crops ever
they grow in large capsules in the same
way that peas grow when it's time to
harvest they're shipped all over the
world and put on baked goods number 2
pistachios pistachios are members of the
cashew family and people absolutely love
them they are most popularly grown in
the Middle East and in Central Asia what
you might not know is that pistachio is
actually the seed from a tree the tree
itself comes from a beautiful flower
number 3 vanilla vanilla is one of the
most popular flavorings it's used in ice
cream frosting cakes and a variety of
other foods the vanilla itself comes
from a flowering orchid plant it's been
cultivated for centuries starting with
the Teutonic people of Mexico when the
Aztecs took over the culture they also
developed a taste for the plant they
named it the black flower this is
because the plant turns black right
before it's ready to be cultivated
number 4 Kiwi Kiwi is a fruit that grows
on vines the same way that grapes do it
is commercially grown all over the world
including Chile New Zealand China France
and Greece the first place to grow Kiwi
was China the original name for this
tasty fruit was the Chinese gooseberry
later the name was changed and it was
recognized all over the world as kiwi
number five peanuts peanuts are actually
edible seeds what you might not know is
that they come from a beautiful flower
they're classified as an oil crop due to
their high oil content
peanuts are also one of the most popular
nuts on the planet in 2014 42 million
tons of peanuts were grown and
distributed all over the world
peanuts are added to food they're used
to make peanut
and they're great just as a salty snack
all by themselves number six
Brussels sprouts this is a very
bizarre-looking vegetable it originated
in Brussels Belgium which is how it got
its name it's a close relative to the
cabbage family and it actually looks
like tiny little cabbages instead of
growing closer to the ground like
cabbage though the pods grow upwards
when the plant sprouts we get the edible
buds known as brussel sprouts
this is a vegetable that you either love
or hate there's really no in-between
when it comes to lovers and haters of
Brussels sprouts number seven almonds
almond trees grow mostly in the Middle
East and certain parts of North America
the sea grows in the fruit of a tree
called a droop the droop is a hard shell
that grows around the element however
it's not actually a seat the almond is
most closely related to the peach than
an actual nut which comes as a surprise
to most people number eight cinnamon
cinnamon is one of the most popular
spices in the world it grows in the
inner bark of a tree called cinnamon
cinnamon has been around for a very long
time the first recorded history of the
use of cinnamon was in Egypt in 2,000 BC
what are the oldest known spices in
existence since then bakers and chefs
from all over the world have been using
it number nine saffron saffron is a
spice it comes from a flower called the
saffron crocus which is a beautiful
flower the spice is very expensive
because it needs to be harvested very
carefully by hand this spice is grown
and cultivated from the east of India to
the west of Spain number ten cashews
this is one of the best photos that
proves we have no idea how food grows
these are looking fruits are actually
cashews from a cashew tree it's a
tropical fruit and it's where we get our
cashew nuts from you can also get cashew
apples from the tree people all over the
world eat this fruit in some parts of
the world it's used to make a sweet
fruit juice as well as liquor number
eleven coffee
millions of people enjoy a good cup of
coffee in the morning the coffee plant
has been around since the earliest
records in history according to the
legend the aroma people from kapha
Ethiopia were the first people to
realize the effects of caffeine however
that has not been proven coffee actually
comes from the cherry of a cafe a plant
the plant grows best closest to the
equator coffees grown in Africa Latin
America and the asia-pacific regions
when the coffee beans are harvested
they're taken from the inside of the
cherry they are later roasted to create
the coffee that you need to start your
day number 12
chocolate chocolate comes from the cacao
bean it is the dried and fermented seed
of the cacao plant which is also where
cocoa butter comes from to manufacture
chocolate there is a long complicated
process involved before chocolate is
made into the candy bars that most
people love it's grown on seed pods that
look very odd the pods grow best in hot
rainy climates close to the equator
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