🥕 Quiz Answer: Real

The earliest cultivated carrots, grown over 1,000 years ago in Persia, were actually purple (and sometimes yellow).

Orange carrots came much later and were developed in the Netherlands in the 17th century, possibly as a tribute to the Dutch House of Orange.

History… but make it snackable. 🥕



Kitchen truth: Every carrot is a homage to the Dutch of the orange house.