The manufacture of macaroni and similar foodstuff is a characteristic Italian industry.
The price of corn - a staple foodstuff - rose by 250% during the same time.
Other typical satellite industries include coal merchants, cattle marts and merchants selling agricultural foodstuff.
The embryo is generally surrounded by a larger or smaller amount of foodstuff (endosperm) which serves to nourish it in its development to form a seedling when the seed germinates; frequently, however, as in pea or bean and their allies, the whole of the nourishment for future use is stored up in the cotyledons themselves, which then become thick and fleshy.
This two-edged sword is present not just in foodstuff, but clothing, cosmetics, medicines, toys and many other products that you purchase and bring into your home.
