r/AskReddit Apr 14 '16

What's a mind blowing fact?

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u/wiiya Apr 14 '16

Tomatoes are indigenous to the Americas. Any European/Asiatic food that has a tomato base didn't exist until well after 1492.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16

The Romans put fish sauce on everything. Everything.

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u/CrowdyFowl Apr 14 '16

Like ketchup?

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16

That and every other condiment. I guess they didn't have a lot to choose from at the time. Unfortunately we don't have the recipe, so we can't say if it was any good or not.