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All varieties of modern domesticated carrots descend from the wild carrot (Daucus carota). This plant was native to Europe and Southwest Asia and was thought to have originated from Iran and Afghanistan.The wild carrot root is edible, but becomes woody with age and is quite bitter.he United States, Russia and Uzbekistan all produce more than a million tonnes. Other large producers of this vegetable are Poland, the United Kingdom and Ukraine. Today, carrots are grown on every continent on Earth, apart from Antarctica.
The origins of carrot cake are disputed. Recipes for carrot cake occur as early as 1827, in a French cookbook published in England. Another 19th century recipe comes from the housekeeping school of Kaiseraugst (Canton of Aargau, Switzerland).