Ancient Foods Still Eaten Today: Exploring 100-Million-Year-Old Edibles
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Summary
The article explores ancient foods that have survived for millions of years and are still consumed today, inspired by the Ginkgo biloba tree which dates back hundreds of millions of years. The author discusses how Ginkgo nuts are an East Asian delicacy and questions what other prehistoric foods humans still eat, establishing criteria for what qualifies as 'dinosaur food' - edible by humans today and having existed for at least 100 million years.
Key quotes
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This got me thinking – what are the oldest foods we consume today?
Must be edible by humans today and have existed for at least 100 million years
the Ginkgo biloba tree is hundreds of millions of years old, and its phenotype has been practically frozen since then – a living fossil
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