“This visceral relationship with growing food has been steadily eroded, particularly in the Western world. Fast forward to today and the British, in particular, have become completely detached from the land. Sure, we can wax lyrical about ‘Welsh’ lamb or ‘Cheddar’ cheese, bedrocks of British food culture, and, yes, we have our own apples, ‘Cox’s Orange Pippin’ and ‘the Bramley’ for a crumble, to name just two, but I have been constantly surprised at how little so many people know about where their vegetables come from and the stories behind their journey onto our plates. Apart from some potatoes, what vegetable varieties can we name?”
Get to know the history of garlic
Of all the vegetables, garlic probably lays claim to more health benefits than any other. Research undertaken early this century points to the centre of origin for garlic being on the northwestern
