Non-period food

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
  • tomato
  • potato
  • sweet potato
  • corn (maize)
  • beans of the snap, kidney and lima variety
  • squash
• new world fruits
  • pumpkin
  • pineapple -- (although they are supposed to have been carved, in period, within Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland)
  • papaya
• tropical fruits
  • pawpaw
  • mango
  • pineapple -- see above
• meats
  • turkey
  • llama
  • alpaca
  • guinea pig

(Note - Yes, those meats can be eaten and were by indigenous tribes.)