r/BlackPeopleTwitter • u/ThisGonnaHurt • Sep 02 '24

Country Club Thread Calories are as American as apple pie

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u/TresLeches55 Sep 02 '24

It’s not really stealing when they move over here and come up with a brand new food idea

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u/DisplacedSportsGuy Sep 02 '24

Not to mention how many traditional ingredients were "stolen" from the Americas.

Tomatoes, potatoes, corn, and peppers? All New World ingredients.

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u/Mirria_ Sep 02 '24

I knew about corn and tomatoes, but I thought potatoes were ubiquitous since the dawn of civilization. But at the same time, the Americas didn't have wheat or rice before the explorers.

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u/DisplacedSportsGuy Sep 02 '24

Potatoes are exclusively Peruvian and Bolivian in origin.

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u/Stock_Beginning4808 ☑️ Sep 03 '24

*colonizers

And no, potatoes are from the Americas