Difference between revisions of "AY Honors/Native American Foods"

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# Agave
 
# Agave
 
# '''Achiote'''
 
# '''Achiote'''
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# Amaranth
 
# '''Avocado'''
 
# '''Avocado'''
 
# Brazil nut
 
# Brazil nut

Revision as of 22:30, 23 October 2007

The plant foods in the list below were introduced by the Native Americans. Items in bold are known to have retained their Native American names.

  1. Agave
  2. Achiote
  3. Amaranth
  4. Avocado
  5. Brazil nut
  6. Bell pepper
  7. Cashew
  8. Cassava
  9. Cherimoya (custard apple)
  10. Chia
  11. Chicle (chewing gum)
  12. Chili pepper
  13. Cherimoya
  14. Cocoa
  15. Cranberry
  16. Green Bean
  17. Guava
  18. Jerusalem artichoke
  19. Lambsquarters
  20. Maize (corn)
  21. Maple syrup
  22. Papaya
  23. Pawpaw
  24. Peanut
  25. Pecan
  26. Pineapple
  27. Prickly pear
  28. Potato
  29. Pumpkin
  30. Quamash
  31. Quinoa (pronounced "keen-wa")
  32. Squash
  33. Sunflower
  34. Sweet Potato
  35. Tepary bean
  36. Tomato
  37. Vanilla
  38. Wild rice
  39. Yambean
  40. Yucca

(Word origin of some of these verified at Etymology Online.)