/ck/ - Food & Cooking

California, we're mostly known for fruit pastries and whatnot. Like many states with major cities we also reinvent foods.

One specific thing I can think of is the boysenberry. Rudolph Boysen was believed to be the first to cross previous berries to create it. His creation received little attention and he abandoned his crop after seriously injuring his back. Walter Knott heard about this short lived berry and tracked Boysen down. He took some specimens to his own farm to revive the crop to much success. Along with his family's restaurant, pies, and Mrs. Knott's preserves, boysenberries kickstarted the theme park we know today as Knott's Berry Farm. The boysenberry has spread beyond California with New Zealand being the largest producer and exporter of boysenberries in the world.