Description:Fascinating stories of the foods and plants Native Americans introduced to the worldWe know the Irish potato, French fries, and German potato salad, but actually the potato originated in the New World, in the mountains of South America. Potatoes, as well as tomatoes, corn, beans, chili peppers, peanuts, and squash, were all unknown in Europe, Asia, and Africa before Columbus happened on the New World. This fascinating history of the foods of the Americas tells the ways each plant was used by Native Americans, and how they each made their way to Europe. It tells also how some foods became popular staples in various countries around the world.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Tomatoes, Potatoes, Corn, and Beans: How the Foods of the Americas Changed Eating Around the World. To get started finding Tomatoes, Potatoes, Corn, and Beans: How the Foods of the Americas Changed Eating Around the World, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Tomatoes, Potatoes, Corn, and Beans: How the Foods of the Americas Changed Eating Around the World
Description: Fascinating stories of the foods and plants Native Americans introduced to the worldWe know the Irish potato, French fries, and German potato salad, but actually the potato originated in the New World, in the mountains of South America. Potatoes, as well as tomatoes, corn, beans, chili peppers, peanuts, and squash, were all unknown in Europe, Asia, and Africa before Columbus happened on the New World. This fascinating history of the foods of the Americas tells the ways each plant was used by Native Americans, and how they each made their way to Europe. It tells also how some foods became popular staples in various countries around the world.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Tomatoes, Potatoes, Corn, and Beans: How the Foods of the Americas Changed Eating Around the World. To get started finding Tomatoes, Potatoes, Corn, and Beans: How the Foods of the Americas Changed Eating Around the World, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.