The Humble Beginnings of 10 Common Foods

The Humble Beginnings of 10 Common Foods

Written by Nick
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Published on March 31, 2012

We all know that fruits and vegetables come from plants, but there are foods whose origins aren’t as apparent. Foodstuffs like chocolate, maple syrup, and coffee all started out as nothing more than simple plants. Check out our gallery of what some common foods actually look like before becoming…well, common!

Coffee

via Kenneth Hong

 

 

Chocolate

via denn

 

 

Coconut

via Swami Stream

 

 

Sugar

via tonrulkens

 

 

Maple Syrup

via dpape

 

 

Peanuts

via randomduck

 

 

Tea

via harisankar

 

 

Olives

via letorrivacation

 

 

Wine

via wharman

 

 

Bread

via mrpbps

 

Nick

Nick