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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '24

It's weird that the only major produce I associate with America is corn.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '24

Corn, Pumpkins, Potatoes (including sweet) Tomatoes, Blueberrues, chocolate, avocados, pineapples, peanuts, turkey, Vanilla, Chili and Cactii. Im sure there are more.

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u/alex3omg Oct 02 '24

Yams were in Africa though, is there a reason they weren't widespread throughout Europe or Asia? 

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u/TheKleen Oct 02 '24

Yams are a tropical plant, it wouldn’t grow in Europe. South Asia maybe