Do you know which foods america gives to the world? No. Take a look at the following list.
Avocado
It is the peer shaped fruit.It is native to Mexico and South America.It has been cultivated in Central America 5000 B.C.
Chili Pepper
It is the one of the first crops grown by native Americans. From Peru to New Mexico people grow chili peppers for their culinary and medicinal benefits.
Chocolate
It's produced from the seeds of the cacao tree, which is native to South America. Cacao has been grown for over 3,000 years in Central America and Mexico.
Corn
Native Americans were cultivating "maize" in what is now Mexico over 5,000 years ago.
Papaya
It is a fruit that was originally cultivated in tropical America thousand years ago.
Peanut
Today china is the world's largest producer of peanuts.Peanuts were cultivated in South America 7000 years ago.
Pineapple
Explorer discovered this fruit in american tropics.That time they called it 'pine apples' because they look similar.
Potato
This starchy tuber's origins are traced back to the prehistoric mountains of Argentina. It eventually migrated up through all the Americas.
Tomato
Most sources agrees that the first place of tomato was South America.
Vanilla
Vanilla, originating in Mexico, is produced from the long, thin pods of an orchid plant. The name is derived from the Spanish term for "little pod."
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