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As long as you plant 12 of these trees, then you don't have to worry about food rations this year?

Published: 2024-11-05 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/05, As we all know, bread is made of wheat flour, but on some islands in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific, the bread eaten by local people is different from the bread we eat, but is picked from trees, boiled or barbecued.

As we all know, bread is made of wheat flour, but on some islands in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific, the bread eaten by local people is different from the bread we eat. Instead, it is picked from trees, boiled or barbecued and eaten directly. This magical tree that can produce "bread" is called "bread tree" by local residents.

Even if it can be eaten, why is it called a bread tree? This is because the fruit of the bread tree is rich in starch, a small amount of fat and protein, and rich in vitamins, and its edible value is the same as that of potato. The breadfruit after boiling and barbecue tastes the same as bread, soft and delicious, sour and sweet, and is often used as food rations. Therefore, the tree that bears bread fruit is called the "bread tree".

According to historical records, it is because of easy survival and high yield, in the middle of the 18th century, the British colony of the West Indies, because of a single plant of sugar cane, blacks were oppressed for a long time, living in hardship, especially lack of food, and suffered a great famine.

Moreover, on the island of Jamaica alone, 15000 blacks starved to death. The bread tree was an important way for the British colonists to solve the famine. They successfully survived the famine by collecting bread saplings from the South Pacific island nation of Tahiti and transporting them to the West Indies for planting.

The magical bread tree grows in the island nation of Samoa in the southern Pacific Ocean, where bread trees can be seen everywhere, so Samoan life is very leisurely. As the saying goes, a Samoan man only needs an hour to plant 10 bread trees to fulfill his responsibility to the next generation.

Because as long as 12 bread trees bear fruit, it is enough for a person to eat for a whole year. Not only that, the bread tree is also the raw material for all kinds of goods. The wood is light, soft and thick, and can be used for construction and can live for 50 years; islanders use it to make boats, the main means of transportation. You can even use bark to make ropes and all kinds of household items. Even if it is not used, it is also suitable for planting street trees and garden trees.

 
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