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I'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 m

I'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 ago
Yes, 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...