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751: Saving Rare Foods with Dan Saladino and M. Karlos Baca

The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters

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The Taste of Bitter Oranges in the Garrow Hills

When a child is born, the umbilical cord is placed upon one of the wild citrus trees. The reason why these oranges are bitter tasting is because that's part of the plant's defense mechanism. And also there's a lot of science that points to bitterness and the chemical compounds that create bitterness being beneficial to our health as well. So a really important tree and fruit to the carsey in the Garrow tribe as well in theGarrow Hills.

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