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Not all food that is commonly eaten today was available in [[Europe]] in [[period]]. Various plants originated in the [[New World]] and took a while |
Not all food that is commonly eaten today was available in [[Europe]] in [[period]]. Various plants originated in the [[New World]] and it took a while before they were used in Europe for [[cooking]]. |
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*[[chocolate]] (well there is ONE specific recipe for chocolate tart that is apparently documentably pre-[[1600]] (just), but all other uses of chocolate are best proven period first). |
*[[chocolate]] (well there is ONE specific recipe for chocolate tart that is apparently documentably pre-[[1600]] (just), but all other uses of chocolate are best proven period first). |
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*new world [[vegetable]]s |
*new world [[vegetable]]s |
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**[[tomato]] |
**[[tomato]] |
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**[[potato]] |
**[[potato]] |
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**[[sweet potato]] |
**[[sweet potato]] |
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**[[corn]] (maize) |
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**[[bean]]s of the snap, kidney and lima variety |
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**[[squash]] |
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*new world [[fruit]]s |
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**[[pumpkin]] - although some old world gourds (nothing like the orange things) were called pumpkin |
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**[[pineapple]] -- (''although they are '''supposed''' to have been carved, in period, within Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland)'' |
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**[[papaya]] |
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*[[tropical fruit]]s |
*[[tropical fruit]]s |
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**[[pawpaw]] |
**[[pawpaw]] |
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**[[mango]] |
**[[mango]] |
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**[[pineapple]] |
**[[pineapple]] -- ''see above'' |
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*[[meat]]s |
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**[[turkey]] |
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**[[llama]] |
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**[[alpaca]] |
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**[[guinea pig]] |
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(''Note'' - Yes, those meats can be eaten and were by indigenous tribes.) |
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Latest revision as of 00:18, 7 October 2006
Not all food that is commonly eaten today was available in Europe in period. Various plants originated in the New World and it took a while before they were used in Europe for cooking.
- chocolate (well there is ONE specific recipe for chocolate tart that is apparently documentably pre-1600 (just), but all other uses of chocolate are best proven period first).
- new world vegetables
- new world fruits
- tropical fruits
- meats
(Note - Yes, those meats can be eaten and were by indigenous tribes.)
