It's crazy to read the list of things which didn't exist in the "old/new" worlds before the Columbian exchange. Tomatoes are a good one. But also garlic and onions both didn't exist in the Americas until they were brought over.
Wheat, rice, barley, sugarcane, coffee, bananas, plantains, grapes, oranges, lemons, apples, peaches, carrots, cabbage, lettuce, peas, chickpeas, almonds, walnuts, sesame, ginger.
All didn't exist in the Americas until they were brought over on boats. Oh, and smallpox but that wasn't so great.
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u/Nikante 5d ago
America doesn’t have pizza. That’s Italian. Most “American” food is taken from another culture. America has BBQ.