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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 ...
The crops whose origin can be traced to the Americas - the New World. Crops indigenous to, but not exclusive to North or South America, are not included here . See also: New World crops and Columbian exchange
Crops originating in the United States. Including those cultivated for use in Native American cuisine. Pages in category "Crops originating from the United States"
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.
Crops originating from the United States (29 P) Pages in category "Crops originating from North America" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.
Indigenous peoples throughout North America cultivated different varieties of the Three Sisters, adapted to varying local environments. The individual crops and their use in polyculture originated in Mesoamerica, where squash was domesticated first, followed by maize and then beans, over a period of 5,000–6,500 years. European records from ...
From hot dogs to apple pie, find out where classic "American" foods really come from and how they arrived in this country. Check out the slideshow above to learn which "American" classics are not ...
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 .