Vanilla, one of the world's most precious flavours, comes from a flower's seed pod.
Each pod is picked by hand, one at a time. That is why vanilla is so special.
💡 Where Food Comes From — Fun Facts
Fun “Did you know?” facts about Where Food Comes From — tap through 10 at a time!
Some food on your plate may have travelled hundreds of kilometres to reach you.
Food can come from faraway farms. Trucks, ships, and planes help bring it to your town.
Apples and oranges grow on trees in gardens called orchards.
Farmers plant rows of fruit trees. When the fruit is ripe, they pick it by hand.
Rice grows in flooded fields called paddies, common in Vietnam.
The little rice plants stand in shallow water. Farmers pick the rice when it is golden.
Honey is made by busy bees from the sweet nectar of flowers.
Bees gather nectar and turn it into honey in their hive. Then people collect it.
Eggs come from hens on a farm.
A hen lays eggs in her nest. Farmers gather them and take them to the shops.
Vegetables like carrots and potatoes grow in the soil on farms.
Their roots hide underground. Farmers dig them up when they are ready to eat.
Peanuts aren't really nuts — they're in the same family as beans.
Peanuts are legumes, like peas and beans, and they grow underground rather than on trees. True tree nuts include almonds, walnuts, and cashews.
Chocolate grows on trees — it comes from the cacao fruit.
Chocolate starts as seeds (cocoa beans) inside the pods of the cacao tree. The beans are fermented, dried, roasted, and ground, then mixed with sugar and milk to become the chocolate we eat.