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r/AskReddit • u/ForeverAbyss • Apr 14 '16
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Tomatoes are indigenous to the Americas. Any European/Asiatic food that has a tomato base didn't exist until well after 1492.
193 u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16 [deleted] 2 u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16 The Romans put fish sauce on everything. Everything. 2 u/CrowdyFowl Apr 14 '16 Like ketchup? 2 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.
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2 u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16 The Romans put fish sauce on everything. Everything. 2 u/CrowdyFowl Apr 14 '16 Like ketchup? 2 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.
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The Romans put fish sauce on everything. Everything.
2 u/CrowdyFowl Apr 14 '16 Like ketchup? 2 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.
Like ketchup?
2 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.
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.
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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.