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And the list goes on of the food products that only existed in the Americas - chocolate, coffee, hot peppers. But of course it goes both ways. I just had tradi
by steveoscaro 2y ago
And the list goes on of the food products that only existed in the Americas - chocolate, coffee, hot peppers.
But of course it goes both ways. I just had traditional breakfast in an isolated Zapotec village in Mexico. But of course the cheese wasn’t part of it until the Spaniards arrived.
- wincy 2y agoYou’re off on coffee, a few months ago I too assumed it came from the Americas because it grows so well here, but was surprised to learn it’s actually an old world thing. https://www.ncausa.org/About-Coffee/History-of-Coffee https://www.ncausa.org/About-Coffee/History-of-Coffee
- asveikau 2y agoThe name coming from Arabic is a big hint. And then the species called C. arabica.
- fuzztester 2y agoCoffee came from Ethiopian highlands, according to https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee