When Christopher Columbus and other explorers arrived to the “New World,” the global food landscape changed forever.
When Christopher Columbus and other explorers arrived to the “New World,” the global food landscape changed forever.
Different views and ways to understand the world were exchanged, including the introduction of novel crops and animals around the world.
Different views and ways to understand the world were exchanged, including the introduction of novel crops and animals around the world.
Native people have domesticated some crops over millennia, but this fact is often overlooked. Today, our diets reflect the encounter of these different cultures which wonderfully created recipes that allow us to taste our history.
Native people have domesticated some crops over millennia, but this fact is often overlooked. Today, our diets reflect the encounter of these different cultures which wonderfully created recipes that allow us to taste our history.
¨The Columbian Exchange transformed the way people on both sides of the Atlantic farmed and ate. ¨
¨The Columbian Exchange transformed the way people on both sides of the Atlantic farmed and ate. ¨
The following map shows the origin of different crops around the world. Some were first cultivated in America, like the avocados, cacao, yuca, or corn.
The following map shows the origin of different crops around the world. Some were first cultivated in America, like the avocados, cacao, yuca, or corn.
Other plants were first domesticated in Europe, Asia or Africa such as the apples, carrots, and coffee.
Other plants were first domesticated in Europe, Asia or Africa such as the apples, carrots, and coffee.
In this interactive map, you can find more about the origin of these crops that are a part of our daily diet today.
In this interactive map, you can find more about the origin of these crops that are a part of our daily diet today.
"Food for us comes from our relatives, whether they have wings or fins or roots. Food has culture.
"Food for us comes from our relatives, whether they have wings or fins or roots. Food has culture.
It has history.
It has history.
It has relationships."
It has relationships."
Winona Laduke
Winona Laduke
"Cooking is all about people. Food is maybe the only universal thing that really has the power to bring everyone together. No matter what culture, everywhere around the the world, people eat together."
"Cooking is all about people. Food is maybe the only universal thing that really has the power to bring everyone together. No matter what culture, everywhere around the the world, people eat together."
GUY FIERI
GUY FIERI
¨When Europeans first landed in the Americas, they found plants and animals they had never seen before. Foods from the Americas, such as corn, peanuts, potatoes, squash, and pineapples became part of their diet. Turkeys, guinea pigs, and llamas were also new to them.
¨When Europeans first landed in the Americas, they found plants and animals they had never seen before. Foods from the Americas, such as corn, peanuts, potatoes, squash, and pineapples became part of their diet. Turkeys, guinea pigs, and llamas were also new to them.
The Europeans, in turn, brought with them plants unknown in the Americas. These included wheat, rice, apples and pears. Some of the crops Europeans brought, such as onions coffee, bananas, and sugar cane, originally came from Africa and Asia. Animals common in Europe, but new to the Americas also came by ship. They included horses, pigs, chickens, and cattle.¨
The Europeans, in turn, brought with them plants unknown in the Americas. These included wheat, rice, apples and pears. Some of the crops Europeans brought, such as onions coffee, bananas, and sugar cane, originally came from Africa and Asia. Animals common in Europe, but new to the Americas also came by ship. They included horses, pigs, chickens, and cattle.¨
¨Plants, animals and diseases were not the only things shared during the Columbian Exchange. People from Western and Eastern Hemispheres also exchanged culture.
¨Plants, animals and diseases were not the only things shared during the Columbian Exchange. People from Western and Eastern Hemispheres also exchanged culture.
Europeans, Africans and Native Americans had very diverse cultures. They wore different clothing, spoke different languages and practiced different religions. Each culture had their own distinct styles of music, dance, and celebrations.
Europeans, Africans and Native Americans had very diverse cultures. They wore different clothing, spoke different languages and practiced different religions. Each culture had their own distinct styles of music, dance, and celebrations.
Even today, the exchange between cultures continues to affect people around the world. People eat foods and use goods from across the globe everyday. Most places on Earth possess a mixture of cultures.¨
Even today, the exchange between cultures continues to affect people around the world. People eat foods and use goods from across the globe everyday. Most places on Earth possess a mixture of cultures.¨