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Onions are pretty fundamental to Western cooking as well, but they're not a staple in the sense that people will starve if they're unavailable, the way potatoes
by jpatokal 8y ago
Onions are pretty fundamental to Western cooking as well, but they're not a staple in the sense that people will starve if they're unavailable, the way potatoes or wheat are.
- ryan-allen 8y agoI've always thought staples were the bulk of the energy content in cultures, i.e. rice, bread from wheat/corn/etc, potatoes. I checked anyway, there's a bunch more I hadn't considered! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staple_food https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staple_food
- ahazred8ta 8y agoYes, but when you get your vitamins from one main vegetable, it can be a public health problem if a moth eats the whole crop several years in a row. NIGERIA has been limping along since 2016. #TomatoEbola https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/05/26/479517680/a-moth-nicknamed-tomato-ebola-ravages-nigerias-tomatoes https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/05/26/4795176...