Corn shows up in China during the 1500s via the Phillipines. https://amp.goldthread2.com/food/how-corn-ended-china-americas/article/2158689 https://amp.goldthre

Corn shows up in China during the 1500s via the Phillipines. https://amp.goldthread2.com/food/how-corn-ended-china-americas/article/2158689 https://amp.goldthread2.com/food/how-corn-ended-china-americ... The traditional starch is water chestnut, and you can still buy it, but corn is a lot easier to turn into a starch. In general, a lot of things went via the Pacific as well during the Columbian Exchange. East, Southeast, and South Asian looks very different without chilis, tomatoes, or sweet potatoes to name a few.