• HalfBakedChef@lemmy.zip
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    13 hours ago

    Fun fact this is actually new! A Dutch scientist, Hans van Doorn, identified the specific chemicals that cause bitter taste and very quickly bred the bitterness out of modern cultivars

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      12 hours ago

      holy shit that’s amazing. That guy needs the Nobel equivalent of food awards, because I started seeing them pop up in restaurants and it made me very happy but I did know why 😆