"The carrot of familiar reddish orange hue (a native of Afghanistan) appeared in the eastern Mediterranean circa the eight to tenth centuries, the initial period of Arabic-Islamic expansion. Carrots were established in Andalusia by the early twelfth century; in France, the Netherlands, and Germany in the fourteenth century; and after 1400 or so in Engeland - a rather leisurely rate of diffusion."
Susan Pinkard, A Revolution in Taste. The rise of French cuisine, 1600-1800, Cambridge, 2009.
Het prentje: Gerrit Dou (1613-1675), Vrouw die wortelen schraapt, tweede helft 17de eeuw.
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