India Blog!

I like this shot because not only does it show off the delicous-looking fruits and vegetables in the market, but it also illustrates the famous red carrot - one of the peculiar differences I noticed immediately in India. The primary carrot variety here is red as opposed to the orange I am used to! I did a little research and found out that the mass cultivation of orange carrots (the world standard) only really started about 400 years ago. Prior to that, purple and yellow versions of carrots were the more popular varieties. These red ones that contain lycopene (good in preventing heart disease), are widely preferred by Indians and are therefore the primary type grown here.