What important food items did the explorers bring back to the Old World?

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What important food items did the explorers bring back to the Old World?

2007-04-29 09:44:45 · 5 answers · asked by gprentice303 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History

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The most important were maize or corn, potatos, and tomatos.

2007-04-29 09:50:35 · answer #1 · answered by mohacs1 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋

potatoes, tomatos and corn were important foods brought back. But the most popular were the cacao tree which produced chocolate, and tobacco, which people immediately smoked like fiends They also brought back peppers.

2007-04-29 18:35:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Potatoes, tomatoes, cassava and corn from America.

2007-04-29 16:51:43 · answer #3 · answered by Erik Van Thienen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Bazooka Gum, Beer Nuts, Doritos, and Cracker Jacks.

2007-04-29 16:52:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋

cacao beans, spices, legumes

2007-04-29 16:53:02 · answer #5 · answered by Frank 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋