The history of humanity is closely linked with the taming and domestication of wild plants and animals. Of course it was the long and laborous work of Neolithic people behind them. The labor was worth: Neolithic humans satisfied their hunger…
EATING IN THE PAST
Lavatera arborea or Dendromolocha (Gr.), the Tree Mallow, is a species of mallow native to the coasts of western Europe and the Mediterranean region. Its fruits are called ‘bread’ and until the late 1970ies children living in villages used to eat them.…