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I want to seen an article like this for every food culture that is now heavily associated with foods from the Americas. Italy without tomatoes? No chilis? No be
by irrational 5y ago
I want to seen an article like this for every food culture that is now heavily associated with foods from the Americas. Italy without tomatoes? No chilis? No beans? No corn? Etc. No potatoes means no vodka for the Russians.
- hohloma 5y agoRussian vodka is made from wheat.
- irrational 5y agoReally? Now I’m wondering why I thought vodka came from potatoes?
- phonypc 5y agoYou can make vodka from pretty much anything, and there are potato vodkas. Just not the most common.
- OJFord 5y agoThe Portuguese brought chillies to India from SA, before which they used black pepper for (obviously milder) heat. That was a bit of a 'mind blown' moment for me when I saw it on Raja, Rasoi, aur apni Kahaaniyaan (kings, kitchens, and their stories^) - quite a nice food/history/culture programme, each episode being a different region in India. (^to save someone pointing it out, it's actually 'king, kitchen, and his [or its] stories', I just thought that sounded more awkward, and confuses my description of it being a different region, sometimes king, food, culture etc. each episode.)
- raffraffraff 5y agoIndian. Imagine an Indian menu without baigan, aloo, chili peppers or rich tomato based sauces (chana masala).