Why Apple Pie Isn't American
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Hi, this is Kate from MinuteEarth. A lot of people use the phrase “As American as Apple Pie” to mean “really, really American.” But... the apples in apple pie were domesticated in Kazakhstan, and pollinated by bees native to Europe, the flour and butter came from wheat and cows domesticated in the Middle East, the egg came from the chicken which came first...from the jungles of Asia, where the lemon also originated, the cinnamon came from China, the nutmeg was domesticated in New Guinea, and so was the sugar, unless it was from sugarbeets, which are from Poland. In fact, none of the ingredients in apple pie are originally from the US. And you might not be surprised to hear that the ingredients for Italian pizza didn’t originate in Italy, eith...
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Hi, this is Kate from MinuteEarth. A lot of people use the phrase “As American as Apple Pie” to mean “really, really American.” But... the apples in apple pie were domesticated in Kazakhstan, and pollinated by bees native to Europe, the flour and butter came from wheat and cows domesticated in the Middle East, the egg came from the chicken which came first...from the jungles of Asia, where the lemon also originated, the cinnamon came from China, the nutmeg was domesticated in New Guinea, and so was the sugar, unless it was from sugarbeets, which are from Poland. In fact, none of the ingredients in apple pie are originally from the US. And you might not be surprised to hear that the ingredients for Italian pizza didn’t originate in Italy, eith...
