We saw breadnut trees in Yaxha. The nuts from this tree replaced corn in the Late Classic Period here. It is higher in nutrition than corn, and they made flour from it.
You can buy cookies made from breadnut flour, but they aren’t very exciting.
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We saw breadnut trees in Yaxha. The nuts from this tree replaced corn in the Late Classic Period here. It is higher in nutrition than corn, and they made flour...
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