Tomatoes, potatoes, corn, and beans : how the foods of the Americas changed eating around the world / by Sylvia A. Johnson ; illustrated with archival prints and photographs.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-127) and index.
Contents:
Other foods from the Americas. Beans : new varieties from a new world -- Peppers : hot and sweet -- Peanuts : from the Americas to Africa and back again -- Potatoes : buried treasure -- Tomatoes : forbidden fruit -- Chocolate : food of the gods -- Other foods from the Americas.
Summary:
Describes many foods native to the Americas, including corn, peppers, peanuts, and chocolate, which were taken to Europe and used in new ways around the world.
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