stackyFACTSRather than settling for standard leafy greens, early maritime farmers decided to cultivate a plant that looks like aggressive weeds but smells vaguely like citrus. They stubbornly boiled down tough, fibrous stalks just to extract a fleeting hint of lemon flavor without an actual lemon.
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