Started by Yuki Tanabe (@yuki_reads) ·
were carrots made orange for the Dutch royal family?
3 sources · 16 min down the hole
How I got here
- Started with
- “were carrots made orange for william of orange”
- Ended at
- House of Orange-Nassau
The Trail
- “were carrots made orange for william of orange” (google.com)
- Carrot (en.wikipedia.org)
- House of Orange-Nassau (en.wikipedia.org)
What I came away with
Orange carrots were developed by Dutch growers in the 17th century, but there's no solid evidence it was to honor William of Orange. It's a great story that historians mostly treat as a myth.
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