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

  • ReadFanon [any, any]
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    9 months ago

    This is a culinary hot-take but my position is that the most well-developed cuisines (I think the term "advanced" carries way too much baggage here due to obvious reasons) are ones that can readily incorporate unfamiliar ingredients and make them into the central part of a dish.

    Indian and Chinese cuisine are two examples where you could throw nearly any ingredient at them and they'd be able to make a dish out of it, at least in my opinion.