Avocado
14 Aug /13

Avocado

The avocado pear has been cultivated in Mexico for almost 12,000 years, and while the fruit is now grown in almost 70 countries Mexico remains its leading supplier, accounting for one third of all global production.Continue reading Avocado

7 Aug /13

Baguette

The stereotypical image of a Frenchman riding a bicycle and carrying a baguette under his arm is not the most faithful representation of modern France, and the baguette itself first appeared almost a century ago.Continue reading Baguette

24 Jul /13

Canoe

The first recorded use of the word “canoe” dates back to 1555, in Richard Eden’s translation of Decades of the New World, a chronicle of Spain’s great voyages of discovery.Continue reading Canoe