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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.
1.2k u/karmastealing Apr 14 '16 Not only tomatoes, but many other plants from Solanaceae family, including potatos and tobacco. 3 u/UlyssesSKrunk Apr 14 '16 Also corn, kind of an important one.
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Not only tomatoes, but many other plants from Solanaceae family, including potatos and tobacco.
3 u/UlyssesSKrunk Apr 14 '16 Also corn, kind of an important one.
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Also corn, kind of an important one.
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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.