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When complete, the list below will include all food plants native to the Americas (genera marked with a dagger † are endemic), regardless of when or where they were first used as a food source. For a list of food plants and other crops which were only introduced to Old World cultures as a result of the Columbian Exchange touched off by the ...
List of food origins. Some foods have always been common in every continent, such as many seafood and plants. Examples of these are honey, ants, mussels, crabs and coconuts. Nikolai Vavilov initially identified the centers of origin for eight crop plants, subdividing them further into twelve groups in 1935. [1]
New World crops are those crops, food and otherwise, that are native to the New World (mostly the Americas) and were not found in the Old World before 1492 AD. Many of these crops are now grown around the world and have often become an integral part of the cuisine of various cultures in the Old World. Notable among them are the "Three Sisters ...
Fruits originating in North America — edible fruiting native plant species, and cultivated hybrids and cultivars, originally from North America. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
State pie. Apple pie, required by law to be served with: a glass of cold milk, a slice of cheddar cheese weighing a minimum of 1/2 ounce, or. a large scoop of vanilla ice cream. 1999 [108][109] State vegetable. Gilfeather Turnip.
This map shows the sites of domestication for a number of crop plants. 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 ...
Indigenous cuisine of the Americas includes all cuisines and food practices of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas.Contemporary Native peoples retain a varied culture of traditional foods, along with the addition of some post-contact foods that have become customary and even iconic of present-day Indigenous American social gatherings (for example, frybread).
A raw tomato is 95% water, contains 4% carbohydrates, and has less than 1% each of fat and protein (see table). 100 grams (3.5 oz) of raw tomatoes supply 18 kilo calories and are a moderate source of vitamin C (17% of the Daily Value), but otherwise have low micronutrient content (table).