Johnny!!!! This was incredible. When I got to the part first showing the ingredients in Kerala curry being directly tied to the ecosystem supported by coconuts — my mind was blown 🤯
I THOROUGHLY enjoyed learning about this history. And man now I’m craving a rich curry even MORE! Thankfully my sister loves curry so I’ll probably take her out as an excuse for some quality sibling bonding.
Ok… you CANNOT casually say “Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) - (which might save the world from hunger one day)” and move on like nothing happened 👀💀
Thanks so much! It's a working concept I'm applying to most dishes and may do a deeper dive with national dishes eventually. My theory is that all national dishes at there best are a portrait of an ecosystem system and I find it interesting to see where these stories begin to converge.
On breadfruit--- basically it can grow on many conditions and yields so much fruit that it's surprising that it's not grown more. When I was on the regenerative agriculture farm in Hawaii it was very abundant and can be used like a potato, except it's harvested from a tree and not from the ground. It's incredibly versatile, grows fast and can be used in curry, as potato replacement and once a chef taught me how to steam them to turn into tortillas.
Johnny!!!! This was incredible. When I got to the part first showing the ingredients in Kerala curry being directly tied to the ecosystem supported by coconuts — my mind was blown 🤯
I THOROUGHLY enjoyed learning about this history. And man now I’m craving a rich curry even MORE! Thankfully my sister loves curry so I’ll probably take her out as an excuse for some quality sibling bonding.
Ok… you CANNOT casually say “Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) - (which might save the world from hunger one day)” and move on like nothing happened 👀💀
Thanks so much! It's a working concept I'm applying to most dishes and may do a deeper dive with national dishes eventually. My theory is that all national dishes at there best are a portrait of an ecosystem system and I find it interesting to see where these stories begin to converge.
On breadfruit--- basically it can grow on many conditions and yields so much fruit that it's surprising that it's not grown more. When I was on the regenerative agriculture farm in Hawaii it was very abundant and can be used like a potato, except it's harvested from a tree and not from the ground. It's incredibly versatile, grows fast and can be used in curry, as potato replacement and once a chef taught me how to steam them to turn into tortillas.
I love this summary so much… I will tell you this.
This bio diversity in agriculture cuisine….
Is thousands of millennia old.
You are correct!
That only history dates back a few millennia.
If we get this pass correct. Then we might help history forward accurately…until the collapse of the solar system in perfect timing.
Thank you for the history lesson, and more for the connection!
We are all trying to throw the best party ever in the face of an exploding Sun. One big cosmic disco with amazing food.