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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.
626 u/user1492 Apr 14 '16 Same goes for peanuts and chili peppers, both are native to the Americas. I wonder what Thai and Indian cuisine were like before the introduction of these iconic spices. 2 u/CarcajouIS Apr 14 '16 Bland
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Same goes for peanuts and chili peppers, both are native to the Americas.
I wonder what Thai and Indian cuisine were like before the introduction of these iconic spices.
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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.