C is for Carrots

What colour are carrots?

The clue is in the picture. These are orange. In fact, I was brought up with the idea that carrots are orange. Modern day carrots are!

However, carrots can also exist in yellow, purple and white varieties.

There are many claims that Dutch growers specifically created orange carrots in the 17th Century to honour the Dutch flag at the time. However, there is a lack of convincing evidence for this. Many scientists simply say that is the way they have been cultivated over the centuries. The Dutch were at the forefront of agricultural innovation in the 17th Century, so may have favoured this variety, which produces a nicer tasting carrot - but they didn't create the orange carrot.

When checking this fact, I discovered the wonders of the Carrot Museum!

Check this out: http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/history5.html