Posted on 05/24/2022 8:50:48 AM PDT by BenLurkin
With 90% of calories coming from just 15 crops, experts at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, London are hunting for ingredients to future-proof our diets.
The pandanus (Pandanus tectorius) is a small tree that grows in coastal areas from the Pacific Islands to the Philippines. The leaves are used to flavour sweet and savoury dishes across much of Southeast Asia, while the pineapple-like fruit can be eaten raw or cooked.
Beans, or legumes, are another ''food of the future". They are cheap, high in proteins and B-vitamins, and they are adapted to a wide range of environments from ocean shores to mountain slopes.
There are 20,000 species of legumes in the world, but we use only a handful. It's thought there are hundreds in the wild as yet unknown to scientists.
Cereals, which come from grasses, also have huge diversity, with more than 10,000 species - offering lots of potential for new foods.
Fonio (Digitaria exilis) is a nutritious African cereal used to make couscous, porridge and drinks. Cultivated locally as a crop, the plant can tolerate dry conditions.
Enset or "false banana" is a close relative of the banana, but is consumed only in one part of Ethiopia.
The banana-like fruit of the plant is inedible, but the starchy stems and roots can be fermented and used to make porridge and bread.
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They will be eating us.
Soylent Green
The way they’re going to get you to eat bugs is in processed foods. The FDA allows a certain level of foreign matter in all foods. They’ll just raise that level until it affects the taste of texture of your food.
Enjoy your slim Jim’s.
In 2050, i will be part of a dirt mound if not sooner.
In other news, Keith Richards has purchased a warehouse full of freeze dried foods for himself. /s
2050 - it’s likely I’ll be feasting on manna in heaven 😇
Dirt will be eating me at that time.
Bah. If it can’t be used to make beer it isn’t worth cultivating. That decision was made 10,000 years ago and it’s still good.
I’ll be eating beef, and veggies and fruits. There could be some elk, moose, and wild boar thrown in.
No, but you’ll probably still be voting as a reregistered democrat.
First idea that occurred to me is Gates/ Schwab will release viruses to destroy the staple food crops.
“I’ll take two lbs of False Bananas, and half a pound of Grassy Cereal if it’s still on sale.”
Don’t forget antelope.
Yeah, probably.
They’re more southern Alberta, but if my horses take me that far, then maybe heh.
I will have likely departed this vale of tears long before 2050.
Make all hybrid seeds illegal.
The neighbors?
I won’t be eating anything by that time.
I'll be food for worms.
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