10 Foods That Used to Look Totally Unrecognizable

🍅Ketchup, the tomato-based sauce, originated in ancient China as a paste made from fermented fish guts and anchovies.

🍓Strawberries were once white and larger, with a pineapple-like smell and taste, and they can still be found today as puren berries.

🍍Pineapples originally descended from the Central American Bromelia Pinguin plant and were smaller and more bitter in taste.

🥕Carrots used to come in different colors, including purple, yellow, and white, until farmers selectively bred them to be orange.

🍌Bananas used to be smaller, paler, and filled with seeds, but farmers selectively bred them to be larger, brighter, and seedless.

What did ketchup originally taste like?

—Ketchup originally tasted like a saucy paste made from salted, fermented fish guts and anchovies and had a strong umami flavor.

Are there still white strawberries?

—Yes, there are still white strawberries called puren berries that resemble the original strawberries and have a pineapple-like smell and taste.

Did pineapples always look the way they do now?

—No, pineapples originally descended from the Bromelia Pinguin plant and were smaller, more bitter, and had a different shape.

Were carrots always orange?

—No, carrots used to come in different colors, including purple, yellow, and white, until farmers selectively bred them to be orange.

Were bananas always the same as they are today?

—No, bananas used to be smaller, paler, and filled with seeds, but farmers selectively bred them to be larger, brighter, and seedless.

00:00Introduction to the topic of foods that have drastically changed in appearance throughout history.

02:30The history of ketchup, originating in ancient China as a saucy paste made from fermented fish and anchovies.

04:04The transformation of strawberries from white and larger with a pineapple-like taste to the modern red strawberries.

05:57The evolution of pineapples from a smaller, more bitter fruit to the recognizable shape and taste.

07:40The different colors of carrots and how they were selectively bred to be orange.

09:45The changes in bananas, from smaller, pale fruits with seeds to the larger, brighter, and seedless bananas we have today.