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Peru archaeologists uncover 500-year-old freeze-dried potatoes that still look fresh
"Chuño being a light product probably also made its transportation easier." ...
Long before modern refrigeration, the ancient Inca Empire was preserving food for years and moving it across vast distances.
Two small, wrinkled lumps of potato were found buried inside a ceramic jar on the floor of an ancient storage room on the ...
“The potato was a sacred food for the Incas,” says Manuel Choqque Bravo, in a lilting accent characteristic of Peru’s Andean highlands. “For me and my family, it’s been important to rescue this ...
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