Carrots, with their distinct orange hue and  crunchy texture, are believed to have their  

胡蘿蔔具有獨特的橙色色調和鬆脆的質地，被認為起源

roots (pun intended!) in Persia. Carrots, as we know them today,  

於波斯（雙關語！）。我們今天所知的胡蘿蔔

are believed to have originated from Central  Asia, particularly the regions that are now  

被認為起源於中亞，特別是現在的

Iran and Afghanistan. These areas were  once part of the ancient Persian Empire. 

伊朗和阿富汗地區。這些地區曾經是古代波斯帝國的一部分。

The original wild ancestors of the carrot are  thought to be purple or white with a thin,  

胡蘿蔔的原始野生祖先被認為是紫色或白色的，有一個薄薄的

woody core, quite different from  the large, orange, sweet carrots  

木質核心， 與今天普遍種植和食用的

that are commonly grown and eaten today. Historically, carrots were cultivated  

大的、橙色的、甜的胡蘿蔔有很大不同 。 從歷史上看，人們種植胡蘿蔔是

for their aromatic leaves and seeds rather  than the taproot we commonly consume today.

為了獲取其芳香的葉子和種子，而不是我們今天通常食用的主根。

While the most familiar carrot color is  orange, it's intriguing to note that they  

雖然最熟悉的胡蘿蔔顏色是橙色，但有趣的是它們

haven't always been this shade. Historical  records indicate a spectrum of carrot colors,  

並不總是這種顏色。歷史記錄顯示胡蘿蔔有多種顏色，

including purple, red, yellow, and white. The dominance of the orange carrot is a  

包括紫色、紅色、黃色和白色。橙色胡蘿蔔的主導地位是一個

relatively recent phenomenon, often  attributed to Dutch horticulturists.

相對較新的現象，通常歸因於荷蘭園藝家。