Adrian_Alucard t1_iuf7oj9 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 9:35 PM

Reply to comment by Kevin_Wolf in TIL that in ancient times, the carob seed was used to measure the worth of gems and gold since the seeds have a general uniform weight. This is where the word "karat" comes from. by kkoolook

In Spain is used by the farmers to feed their livestock, so it's not really seen as substitute of nothing, is just food for animals

Mosacyclesaurus t1_iugz3u4 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 7:00 AM

So funny, I'm here in the backcountry area of Alicante today and discovered leftover carob pods in the fields. I get the chocolate taste but it tastes more like tamarind to me, just drier. I was wondering what they were using it for.