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

  • TheLepidopterists [he/him]
    ·
    9 months ago

    I watched that Amazon Wheel of Time show when it first came out and one character is demonstrated to be a psychopath by having him eat an ortolan.

    When I later found out that it's a French delicacy, that they're driving the bird extinct and that they hide under a napkin while doing it because it's so disgusting looking (the source I learned from colorfully called it "hiding their faces from God"), I was genuinely shocked. It became a fact that I've bothered all of my friends and family with, and many coworkers. Not one has reacted in a way other than disgust.

    • TheCaconym [any]
      ·
      edit-2
      9 months ago

      Indeed. Though IMO eating an Ortolan is still slightly less morally bankrupt that eating a steak - the former was caught in the wild, the latter is the product of systematic large-scale exploitation, torture and slaughter.

      The main difference beyond that is the aesthetic and how normalized the latter is.

      • TheLepidopterists [he/him]
        ·
        9 months ago

        I'm conflicted here, the beef industry is horrific, but Ortolans are also tortured to death, even if they do live free before capture.

        • TheCaconym [any]
          ·
          9 months ago

          Yeah, it's probably stupid to try and rank suffering like that, my bad. Both are atrocious, let's leave it at that.