I had an Indian guy tell me Indians have been eating chilies for thousands of years and that's why they can tolerate spicy food more than Americans. I told him chilies come from the Americas, aren't native to India, and only arrived after the Columbian exchange. The guy nearly wanted to fight me over it, insisting that chilies are native to India.
All cuisine from all countries restarted 500 years ago. Korea didn't have chili peppers, Russia didn't have tea or potatoes, no one had coffee, it's amazing how much of our cultural identity is firmed up after a few generations.
But they were all deceived. For another plant foodstuffs was made. One Allium to rule them all, One Allium to find them; One Allium to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.
Some were, but generations of cultural genocide, land theft, and economic pressures meant that many domesticated crops and practices were lost. For example, it was illegal in many places for indigenous americans to eat any "indian" food or to grow, hunt, or collect any of their traditional foods. They were forced to work for low pay and spend money to buy western foods, or they were forced to stay on reservations and rely on federal food programs
The bamboo you can see in Spain is the American one and now that I think about it, to call it bamboo it's a relatively recent thing, thirty years ago it was most commonly known as american cane.
Who doesn't like parfait onions? You ever hear someone say "hey you want some parfait onions" and the other person respnds "hell no, I don't want no parfait onions?"
I hate onions. All of a sudden My pasta started tasting like shit and I couldn't figure it out. I was gagging. Turned out they changed the recipe of My store bought toscana. They added onions. Fuck onions.
If only onions and the like didn't give me such gutwrenching cramps, love the taste, but partaking in anything containing onions, leek or too much garlic just isn't worth the aftermath. ☹️
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robocall@lemmy.world · 70 pts · 192d
I had an Indian guy tell me Indians have been eating chilies for thousands of years and that's why they can tolerate spicy food more than Americans. I told him chilies come from the Americas, aren't native to India, and only arrived after the Columbian exchange. The guy nearly wanted to fight me over it, insisting that chilies are native to India.
TheBat@lemmy.world · 31 pts · 191d
chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 191d
If by peppers you mean black pepper, sure. But sweet bell peppers are the same species as jalapeños: Capsicum annuum.
TheBat@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 191d
prettybunnys@piefed.social · 18 pts · 192d
Or tomato sauce being a product of the Americas 🫠
abbadon420@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 191d
Tomato sauce is clearly a native Italian product /s
ChicoSuave@lemmy.world · 48 pts · 192d
All cuisine from all countries restarted 500 years ago. Korea didn't have chili peppers, Russia didn't have tea or potatoes, no one had coffee, it's amazing how much of our cultural identity is firmed up after a few generations.
protist@mander.xyz · 30 pts · 192d
Don't forget our favorite New World plant:
flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 191d
Fuck yeah! Where was this a year ago?
Cold bean shots rule
jupyter_rain@discuss.tchncs.de · 5 pts · 192d
Thanks, I hate it.
Sanctus@anarchist.nexus · 30 pts · 192d
But they were all deceived. For another plant foodstuffs was made. One Allium to rule them all, One Allium to find them; One Allium to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.
jupyter_rain@discuss.tchncs.de · 4 pts · 192d
But...I don't want to throw my Allium in a Volcano :(
haerrii@feddit.org · 11 pts · 191d
...would you, if it was deliciously caramelised afterwards? 👉👈
TheBat@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 191d
flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 191d
Holy crap
lagoon8622@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 191d
I don't know how I'd exist without allium and chili. I would simply pop out of existence like a flavorless virtual particle
Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 19 pts · 192d
Man, i fucking love alliums. ❤️ garlic ❤️ onions ❤️
Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 191d
Americas have grains they just largely weren't domesticated.
valtia@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 191d
Some were, but generations of cultural genocide, land theft, and economic pressures meant that many domesticated crops and practices were lost. For example, it was illegal in many places for indigenous americans to eat any "indian" food or to grow, hunt, or collect any of their traditional foods. They were forced to work for low pay and spend money to buy western foods, or they were forced to stay on reservations and rely on federal food programs
atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 191d
One correction and fun fact: We absolutely had bamboo.
quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 191d
The bamboo you can see in Spain is the American one and now that I think about it, to call it bamboo it's a relatively recent thing, thirty years ago it was most commonly known as american cane.
atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 191d
It’s almost exclusively called River Cane here. Probably why nobody thinks it’s bamboo.
angrystego@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 191d
I'd also argue us in the Old World didn't suffer without cranberries - we always had the similarly delicious Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
boonhet@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 191d
I actually prefer it to cranberries
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 8 pts · 191d
Who doesn't like
parfaitonions? You ever hear someone say "hey you want someparfaitonions" and the other person respnds "hell no, I don't want noparfaitonions?"Grail@multiverse.soulism.net · 2 pts · 191d
I hate onions. All of a sudden My pasta started tasting like shit and I couldn't figure it out. I was gagging. Turned out they changed the recipe of My store bought toscana. They added onions. Fuck onions.
baguettefish@discuss.tchncs.de · 6 pts · 191d
I'm sorry for your taste. I also have specific food sensitivities and it sucks.
Apepollo11@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 191d
I wonder if I've got the same kind of thing. I love onions but absolutely hate leeks. They taste like the smell of stale urine.
I've never understood it - I know they don't taste like this to other people. I like the other edible alliums, but leeks taste uniquely awful.
I keep trying them every few years hoping that my tastes have changed, but they haven't until this point.
Sunsofold@lemmings.world · 7 pts · 191d
Pity the poor souls who don't like onions. No place is safe for them. The foods of all lands are just too delicious for them to handle.
apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 192d
Alliums are legion.
village604@adultswim.fan · 3 pts · 191d
I always love hitting a patch of wild onions when mowing the lawn. Smells so good.
Aganim@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 191d
If only onions and the like didn't give me such gutwrenching cramps, love the taste, but partaking in anything containing onions, leek or too much garlic just isn't worth the aftermath. ☹️
b000rg@midwest.social · 3 pts · 191d
As an Oklahoman, it is a shock for me to learn that okra is from the Old World
MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 190d
The old old world. East Africa. God I love okra.
Almacca@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 191d
I love onions.
multifariace@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 190d
I also think about this. However this person was misinformed on grapes. Some grapes are native to North America.
Grail@multiverse.soulism.net · 2 pts · 191d
Mmmmm, grass and nightshade
BennyInc@feddit.org · 2 pts · 191d
umbraroze@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 191d
I just went grocery shopping and oh wow looks like onions are nice and cheap and domestic.
Early this week I was cutting onions (figuratively), I feel better now that I'm cutting onions (literally). Made some tacos. Things are good.
Don_alForno@feddit.org · 2 pts · 191d
None for the Austrians though.
TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 191d
Austria is in Europe
robocall@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 191d
Europe decided. No onions for Austria.
Don_alForno@feddit.org · 4 pts · 191d
#wooooosh
Edit: It's a meme about a french marching song
TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 191d
Ok can you please explain the joke then? That did indeed go right over my head
Don_alForno@feddit.org · 2 pts · 191d
See my edit.
Fmstrat@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 190d
Really loving these 0.2 font size images without accompanying OCR.