What is old—we may be talking millennia here—frequently becomes new again. This paradox is especially true for ingredients, as is made evident by their unfolding story throughout the past centuries and I would think throughout all the years yet to come.
There are several reasons for this. What is a hot trend today can easily help reinvigorate an ingredient once favored by a past civilization long ago. In a current world with rising obesity and diabetes problems, some of these “old” ingredients ma…