What foods did the Western Hemisphere ("New World") and the Eastern Hemisphere ("Old World") have in common? Or were all of today's cuisines a result of the blending of the two?
2006-12-23 08:18:42 · 4 answers · asked by finaldx 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Read Alfred Crobsy's book, _The Columbian Exchange_ . This will provide your answer. It is a great book.
In short, the "New World" (the Americas) and the "Old World" (Europe, Africa, Asia), were almost completely different in regard to flora and fauna. Today's cuisine, therefore, is a result of delightful blending.
2006-12-23 09:07:17 · answer #1 · answered by mrs mylan 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wow. You've got your words a bit mixed up. Usually the old world refers to Europe, Africa, and Asia, while the new world refers to the Americas (ie. North and South - those are continents) and Australia/New Zealand.
Your question really doesn't make sense. I'm not sure what you're getting at.
However I can tell you that pasta is a derivative of Chinese noodles, if you're talking East and West.
If you're talking new and old, then turkey and corn were both from South America and spread around the world.
2006-12-23 08:23:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pizza is the common factor in both.
One could also say that Chinese food is a universal cuisine of both the old and new worlds.
2006-12-23 08:20:50 · answer #3 · answered by cleanguy4cleanfun 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Old World monkeys got there by evolving there from pre-existing prosimian species. New World monkeys got there by monkeys rafting from Africa across the Atlantic ocean on a vegetation mat.
2016-05-23 02:17:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋