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Thanks, another item to add to my list: corn, tomatoes, potatoes, and peppers. All are now staples worldwide but were unknown outside of the Americas until ~50
by exhilaration 6y ago
Thanks, another item to add to my list: corn, tomatoes, potatoes, and peppers. All are now staples worldwide but were unknown outside of the Americas until ~500 years ago.
- oh_sigh 6y agoCacao seems like a highly relevant addition while you're at it...
- xeromal 6y agoReally?!?!
- devdas 6y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbian_exchange https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbian_exchange has a whole list.
- nix23 6y agoYou can add Tobacco too ;)
- refurb 6y agoBlew my mind but dragonfruit, which is strongly associated with Vietnam, actually came from Central America.
- danielscrubs 6y agoWas it all from _South_ America?