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The original domesticated carrots were purple, and these remain the default carrot in parts of the world (eg. much of northern India). https://en.wikipedia.org
by 9nGQluzmnq3M 7y ago
The original domesticated carrots were purple, and these remain the default carrot in parts of the world (eg. much of northern India).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrot#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrot#History
- Mediterraneo10 7y agoIn northern Eurasia, the most common color for carrots used to be yellow (like some parsnip varieties today), and the local-language name for them still sometimes contains the word "yellow" even though today people buy the same orange carrots as elsewhere.