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All that colonizing, and for what!? (lemmy.world)

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[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Tomatoes were from America brought to Europe during the 16th century and add umami flavor to baked beans, not sure if that counts

[–] atx_aquarian@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Also peppers and potatoes. It's amazing to me to think about how adaptive people are that "old world" places have so thoroughly integrated these "new world" items into their culinary cultural identities.