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Still life paintings from the Dutch masters often feature popular foods such as fish, bread, poultry and.... bowls of peeled lemons? Were the Dutch of the golden age really chomping on lemons as a snack, or was this simply artistic license?

by /u/ZnSaucier in /r/AskHistorians

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