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EATING BY THE SEASON
Beauty
BEETS GO WAY, WAY BACK—THEY ORIGINATED along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea and were believed to be discovered as early as 2,000 BC. Ancient Greeks utilized the leafy greens for cooking and for pain relief (Hippocrates used the leaves for binding and dressing wounds). They referred to beets as teutlion, because they believed the leaves resembled squid tentacles. But it was the Romans who really put the veggie on the map—they incorporated the leaves and the roots into cuisine.
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by francesca furey
44 the valley table dec 2021 – feb 2022
