I've been reading a book about "Latin American Cuisine".
They started to list the foods that came from the New World;

Corn Potatoes Yams Chili Peppers
Beans Squash Tomatoes Chocolate,
etc.etc.

I can't imagine a meal without one of these ingredients.

Pre-Columbian European cooking must've been pretty dull.
Cabbage, beets, pork, grain-based starches.....

Imagine Italian cooking without tomatoes.
or Asian cuisine without peppers.

What made up a common meal in 14th century Europe ?


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