Rediscovering your roots

The first carrots were not the proud orange conical beauties we mostly see today. Dating back to 10th-century Persia, around the Himalayas in what is now Afghanistan, the humble carrot began its journey. Back then, carrots grew longer and thinner, and were purple or white in colour. Along the way, a happy mutation resulted in yellow and red varieties, which became popular as they were sweeter and meant that cooking with them didn’t end