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.
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TextNew York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c1997Edition: First editionDescription: 138 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN: - 9780689801419
- TX 801 .J630 1997
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-127) and index.
Maize : the American grain -- 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.
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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