Zwergenwiese Organic Spreads Lupi Love

Probably no one would earnestly want to live in antiquity or in the Middle Ages. Who would want to voluntarily give up running water, a dry flat and a functioning legal system? Or the car, refrigerator and a nice soft bed? During the last centuries, virtually every area of life has changed fundamentally. The agriculture of today is hardly comparable to the farming of the past. Today, pesticides prevent the growth of unwanted plants, straw shorteners increase the stability against wind and rainfall and insecticides eliminate insects. Not to mention there is genetic engineering. Whether this development is a curse or a blessing is still heatedly discussed. It is clear that at least in this point many people prefer the past, including the primal forms of agriculture and its natural foods. Modern nutritionists nowadays strongly search for unmodified plants and grains of long bygone times.

And this is not that simple. For the historians of past centuries handed over unilateral information. For example, the line of succession of the nobility has been precisely documented over many generations. Even the speeches of dignitaries were often recorded in written form. Inventory lists and last wills give us a good insight into the household and the daily lives of people of earlier centuries. On the contrary there is just little known about the eating habits of many cultures. There are two simple reasons for this. At first, the art of writing has been a privilege of the religious elite for a long time. Secondly, it was considered to be absurd wasting expensive papyrus or parchment to write down the eating habits of the common people. In some parts of the world this form to preserve knowledge wasn't even accessible. Experiences were narrated by healers, shamans, medicine men or bards and were orally passed on from generation to generation. About 500 years ago, this tradition was interrupted. The European seafaring nations England, Spain, Portugal and Holland began to colonize the New World and missionized the conquered natives by force. During these measures, the few written documents and the people who were in possession of ancient wisdom often were handed over to the flames. In addition, many traditions and dishes that were alien to Europeans were banned and thus fell into oblivion.

Nutritionists nowadays try to draw conclusions about the eating habits of our ancestors by researching the stomach contents of mummies, antique amphoras in shipwrecks and even petrified feces. The results are not necessarily surprising: Fruits and vegetables were eaten already thousands of years ago. More exciting are the detected traditions of Roman and Greek healers who recommended exactly this diet many centuries ago. Various philosophers of antiquity such as Pythagoras, Plutarch and Horace also believed in reincarnation. Firmly convinced that good deeds turned into good things and bad deeds turned into evil, they tried to purify their souls through an ascetic lifestyle and the consistent rejection of animal products. Leonardo da Vinci saw it more pragmatic. He found the killing of animals simply cruel.

Since the end of the 20th century, more and more people have deliberately avoided using animal products. Fortunately, nature is able to offer basic nutrients such as carbohydrates, fats, protein, vitamins, minerals and trace elements also on a pure vegetable basis. Very little attention has been paid to the lupins so far. The protein-rich legume had a hard time to be recognized as a domestic alternative to soy. Of the more than 200 species of the lupine family only a few are interesting as food, for example, the sweet lupine. Unlike its name suggests it doesn’t taste sweet. It merely doesn’t contain the bitter substances that other members of the same species do contain.

The high protein content and the pleasant taste of the sweet lupine stand in the focus of the series „Lupi Love“ by Zwergenwiese. The three lupine species grown in Europe (white, yellow and blue lupine) are particularly well adapted to regions with a high proportion of sandy soils and low pH values. They tolerate no free lime in the soil. They are however not sensitive to summer heat due to their profound taproots. The lupine fields of the Zwergenwiese organic farmers are right on the Mecklenburg coast. The constant wind, the clear air and the soil are beneficial for cultivating sweet lupines.

Under the name ‘Lupi Love’, Zwergenwiese offers vegan spreads with sweet lupins. The tasty spreads are ideal for a low-meat or meat-free diet. With Lupi Love Thai or Lupi Love Curry, you can enjoy exotic oriental flavours. Those who prefer something a little more savoury will be delighted with Lupi Love Onion Garlic. Just the thing for a snack with pretzels and fresh radishes. Lupi Love Beetroot and Lupi Love Paprika Pepper taste particularly good on dark farmhouse bread. Crispy white bread, on the other hand, goes perfectly with Lupi Love Tomato. And why not use the spreads to create new bruschetta variations? You too can enjoy the natural flavour of North German sweet lupins.