We all know what our food looks like once it’s sitting on shelves, poured out of a can, or on our plates at a restaurant, but most of us never get to see what our fruits, vegetables, seeds, etc., look like when they’re still in the fields or on the trees.
I hope you find these pictures as interesting (and enlightening!) as I did!
#12. Sesame Seeds
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Photo Credit: Wikipedia
They look like beans!
#11. Pistachios
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Photo Credit: Panoramio
I would have guessed some exotic fruit. And why are they not green?
#10. Vanilla Bean
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Photo Credit: Flickr
*resists making limp joke*
#9. Kiwi
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Photo Credit: Blogger
This is like some kind of fantasy. Like New Zealand itself, really.
#8. Peanuts
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Photo Credit: WordPress
They have flowers! Who knew?
#7. Brussels Sprouts
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These aren’t weird or anything. I just think they’re so pretty in their natural state.
#6. Almonds
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So many of these are prettier than expected.
#5. Cinnamon
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Photo Credit: Blogspot
Or just a tree?
#4. Cranberries
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Photo Credit: Wikipedia
They’re green before they’re floating in a bog like in the commercial.
#3. Cacao
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Photo Credit: Wikipedia
I could not have picked this out of a food lineup.
#2. Saffron
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Photo Credit: Garden of Eaden
Look how it grows in the rocks – I love the color!
#1. Cashews
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Photo Credit: Wikipedia
Wut. They look like peppers!
h/t: Bored Panda
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