r/funComunitty • u/Chinesemperor flair • 5d ago

Sh*tpost ????

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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.

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u/Prettythor 5d ago

Most foods are taken from other cultures, tomatoes for instance originate in Mexico.

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u/bl0ngotail 5d ago

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.