Off the top of my head:

India:
Sugar
Pepper
Basil
Mangoes
Bananas
Ginger
(Ceylon) Cinnamon

SEA:
(Cassia) Cinnamon
Mace
Nutmeg
Oranges
Lemons
Limes

Central Asia:
Apples
Carrots (Afghanistan, could be considered MENA or India but the MENA category is too OP)

East Asia:
Peaches
Soy Sauce
Ketchup
Soy sauce
Sesame oil

Africa:
Coffee
Coca-Cola
Palm oil

Americas:
Chocolate
Vanilla
Blueberries
Potatoes
Tomatoes
Corn
Pineapple
Strawberries

  • Maoo [none/use name]
    ·
    10 months ago

    Also it's very entertaining to hear people talk about precious Italian cultural foods that are only 100 years old or so. Tomatoes weren't really used widely outside of LatAm until the mid-1800s. Bolognese sauce didn't have tomato until the 20th century. Same story for very popular Indian dishes like dal makhani.

    People pining after the old traditional days of Italian grannies making tomato sauce is actually looking back at a very short history.