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Native to Amazon. Domesticated and cultivated in South America, Central America and Caribbean. Indian Potato - roots of two native species- Apios americana and Apios priceana; Jerusalem artichoke - specific species of sunflower with large, edible root. Lily Bulbs- several species in Lilium family
South America 5000 BCE [10] Avocado: Mexico c. 4200 BCE [11] Sea-island cotton: Peru 4000 BCE Common bean: Central America 3400 BCE [12] Mexican cotton: Tehuacan Valley, Mexico 3300 BCE [13] Cocoa: Ecuador 3000 BCE Sunflowers, [14] other beans: Arizona–New Mexico: 1500 BCE [15] Sweet potato: Altiplano Cundiboyacense, Colombia 500 BCE [16 ...
Helmeted guinea fowl in tall grass. Many foods were originally domesticated in West Africa, including grains like African rice, Pearl Millet, Sorghum, and Fonio; tree crops like Kola nut, used in Coca-Cola, and Oil Palm; and other globally important plant foods such as Watermelon, Tamarind, Okra, Black-eye peas, and Yams. [2]
This is a list of American foods and dishes where few actually originated from America but have become a national favorite. There are a few foods that predate colonization, and the European colonization of the Americas brought about the introduction of many new ingredients and cooking styles.
Places, where crops were initially domesticated, are called centers of origin. This is a list of plants that have been domesticated by humans. The list includes individual plant species identified by their common names as well as larger formal and informal botanical categories which include at least some domesticated individuals.
The vegetable arrived in North America in the 17th century and by the 19th century, commercial cultivation had begun in California. ... That changed in 2019, when California began phasing in ...
The Columbian exchange, also known as the Columbian interchange, was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the New World (the Americas) in the Western Hemisphere, and the Old World (Afro-Eurasia) in the Eastern Hemisphere, from the late 15th century on.
Vanilla is a flavoring derived from orchids of the genus Vanilla native to Mexico.Etymologically, vanilla derives from the Spanish word "vainilla", little pod. [1] Originally cultivated by Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican peoples, Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés is credited with introducing both vanilla and chocolate to Europe in the 1520s. [2]