Osaka residents ate dozens of species in the 1600s, evidence stayed in teeth

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/133642740.cms" style="margin-top: 3px; margin-right: 5px;" />Teeth unearthed in Osaka have unveiled a diverse dietary landscape of commoners, revealing that their dental calculus held traces of proteins from fish, mammals, and plants.

This discovery suggests that they enjoyed access to a variety of foods, including terrestrial meats, thanks to Osaka's strategic position as a distribution center.

This research provides a rare window into the food culture and accessibility of premodern Japan.