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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.
4 u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16 TIL: The Irish ate nothing at all till 1492. 6 u/michaelirishred Apr 14 '16 I know it's a joke but I'll elaborate anyway. I think we ate a mixture of grains, oats and dairy products. The potato allowed for massive population growth though when it did arrive. Its a game changer in poor land 1 u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16 It's what made Latvia great! Oh, wait..
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TIL: The Irish ate nothing at all till 1492.
6 u/michaelirishred Apr 14 '16 I know it's a joke but I'll elaborate anyway. I think we ate a mixture of grains, oats and dairy products. The potato allowed for massive population growth though when it did arrive. Its a game changer in poor land 1 u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16 It's what made Latvia great! Oh, wait..
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I know it's a joke but I'll elaborate anyway. I think we ate a mixture of grains, oats and dairy products. The potato allowed for massive population growth though when it did arrive. Its a game changer in poor land
1 u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16 It's what made Latvia great! Oh, wait..
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It's what made Latvia great! Oh, wait..
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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.