Reddit reviews Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World
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The last mainstream Gros Michels were sold in the late 60s depending on where you lived. There are several interesting books about bananas. I recommend Bananas: The Fate of the Fruit that Changed the World by Dan Koeppel. My trust for our government took a bit of a nosedive after reading that book though. Also, I want to try a lakatan banana at his recommendation.
Food is the whole foundation of modern America. Columbus got so bored of just salting his food that he was willing to Uber Boat across the ocean just to get Indian take-out. His analog GPS failed him along the way & he ended up becoming the Foursquare Mayor of America, where he got hooked up with stuff like allspice, chili peppers, and probably chocolate too. Then Britain kept mooching and JOEY DOESN'T SHARE FOOD so we booted them out too! And that is the story of 'Merica in a chocolate-covered nutshell.
>I am wondering why were people willing to kill just so their food can taste sweeter with much sugar? Is it necessary to starve entire towns just so your army has an extra piece of bread per soldier? Was food so bad that not only did people finish a jar of spice on the spot rather than saving it and selling it, but people were even willing to risk their lives on the battlefield and kill people from other country just so that their morning breakfast is tastier?
People kill people over tennis shoes these days. People don't need a reason to be crazy lol. Just happened this past week actually:
https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/stockton/stockton-standoff-leads-to-arrest-of-homicide-suspect-alejandro-ruvalcaba/103-1413d565-d720-41a0-99c6-7170d9aa91a0
>He had been on the run for close to a week after allegedly killing someone over sneakers.
Oh yeah, and if you ever want to read the most insane true story ever written, check this book out:
https://www.amazon.com/Banana-Fate-Fruit-Changed-World-ebook/dp/B0010JWVIE
It's not just bananas that have that effect either, even simple stuff like corn makes people do nutty things:
https://www.tastecooking.com/the-tortilla-cartel/
Read this.
The US military has intervened 19 times on behalf of United Fruit and the rest of the fruit industry, mostly in Central and South America. Land of the free.