Researchers know they planted watermelons so they had water as they worked, yes they gave them parts and organs they themselves (mostly Jews owned slaves) couldn't eat..and they fed them well to get labor from them. Hocks, jowls, tails, etc. Black pepper was worth its weight in gold in medieval times because they had no fridges, and meat went bad fast. They used pepper to cover that. It is easy to see who thinks here, and who parrot-posts.