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Re:Why Italy Fell Out of Love with Cilantro by steveoscaro on Sunday July 07, 2024 @11:48AM (#40898449)
And the list goes on of the food products that only existed in the Americas - chocolate, coffee, hot peppers.

But of course it goes both ways. I just had traditional breakfast in an isolated Zapotec village in Mexico. But of course the cheese wasn’t part of it until the Spaniards arrived.

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Re:Why Italy Fell Out of Love with Cilantro by wincy on Sunday July 07, 2024 @12:44PM (#40898716)
You’re off on coffee, a few months ago I too assumed it came from the Americas because it grows so well here, but was surprised to learn it’s actually an old world thing.

https://www.ncausa.org/About-Coffee/History-of-Coffee

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Re:Why Italy Fell Out of Love with Cilantro by asveikau on Sunday July 07, 2024 @01:50PM (#40899182)
The name coming from Arabic is a big hint. And then the species called C. arabica.
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Re:Why Italy Fell Out of Love with Cilantro by fuzztester on Sunday July 07, 2024 @04:40PM (#40900307)
Coffee came from Ethiopian highlands, according to https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee
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