As we're coming up on Thanksgiving, it's interesting to note what foods were brought to the New World from Europe and what foods the Europeans took back with them. Most of our traditional Thanksgiving meal did come from the Americas. Here's a list:
Found in the Americas -
potatoes corn beans turkey pumpkins cabbage
peppers pecans tomatoes
peanuts avocado squash
cranberries pecans sunflowers
blueberries pineapple black walnutsguava papaya huckleberries
pineapple peanuts maple syrup
cashews vanilla hickory nuts
chocolate zucchini Brazil nuts
American chestnut
Found in Europe -
wheat cinnamon radishes chickpeas cucumber asparagus
melons chickens cloves
figs rice cows
mutton garlic sugar cane
pigs sheep hazelnuts
citrus fruits goats nutmeg
almonds mango apples
apricots okra olives
bananas onions beets peaches pears pistachios
artichoke peas kale
collards tea cabbage
rhubarb turnips carrots
watermelon Brussels sprouts
cauliflower English walnuts
coriander or cilantro
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