What are some well known food and drinks that where in use by cultures around the world until someone "discovered" it and changed it
For example a culture uses a food or drink or even an ingredient in a specific way for a long time and then someone comes along and "discovers" it but changes it to make it more palatable to them
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TomMasz@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 317d
The Sumerians made beer by soaking bread (usually made from barley) in water, waiting a while, and then drinking the bubbling liquid. Now beer is made from barley (mostly) that has been sprouted (malted) before being dried and ground along with a number of ingredients, hops in particular, that the Sumerians never heard of.
athairmor@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 317d
The maize that people eat today is very different than the maize indigenous people in the Americas ate. It’s been genetically modified through selective breeding.
DrBob@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 317d
Chocolate was a highly spiced beverage when the Spanish found the Aztecs drinking it. Look what it's become.
shawn1122@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 317d
Alcohol was first distilled in the Arabian peninsula. Prior to that consumable alcohol maxed out at 13%. 'Hard liquor' had many applications and was mixed into potable water for long voyages as an antibacterial agent.
Coffee as a drink also originates in the Arabian peninsula, specifically Yemen where it was used to stay awake during prayer. Prior to that it was chewed.