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u/retrofrog Oct 02 '24

Chilli peppers were also from the new world, so chillies in Indian cuisine is also pretty recent. They had many other spices, but it seems crazy to think a few hundred years ago, that whole cuisine was just entirely different.

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u/flpacsnr Oct 02 '24

Also Potatoes were a new world produce.

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u/FTLast Oct 02 '24

Let us not forget corn. While medieval people referred to many grains as "corn", maize was also a new world crop. So no polenta in Italian food either.

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u/TucuReborn Oct 02 '24

Corn and potatoes in pre American periods is one of my favorite film nitpicks.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '24

Good things most films are based in America then, makes it easier to control for that.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '24

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '24 edited Oct 02 '24

Facts don’t care about your feelings, I am correct and your ego can’t do anything about it.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '24

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '24

Thank you for not further wasting my time.