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

submitted 6 months ago by j4k3@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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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[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Some type of fish or herb, I would imagine. Crops only go back to the advent of agriculture, and lots of the game our ancestors ate isn’t at a grocery store.

[–] proctonaut@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

Then why is my freezer so full of giant ground sloth?