| China -Temperate East Asia 1. soybeans 2. cucumber 3. peaches & apricots 4. tea 5. persimmon 6. buckwheat 7. mulberry 8. orange 9. litchi, etc. 10. kiwi 11. camphor 12. tung (oil) 13. lotus root 14. bamboo shoots |
Tropical Asia (incl. India, Indo-Malaysia) 1. rice 2. eggplant 3. cane sugar 4. black (& white) pepper 5. ginger 6. galanga (laos; kha) 7. cinnamon & cassia 8. nutmeg & mace 9. cardamom 10. banana 11. coconut 12. breadfruit & jackfruit 13. yam 14. mango 15. lime 16. bitter melon 17. star fruit/carambola 18. loquat 19. pigeon pea 20. taro, etc. 21. turmeric 22. cotton (oil) 23. water chestnut 24. kumquat 25. durian 26. snake gourd 27. lemon grass 28. star anise 29. kari leaf |
Central Asia 1. wheat 2. peas 3. lentils 4. apples 5. cherry 6. almond 7. plum 8. grapes 9. onion 10. garlic 11. carrot 12. chervil 13. parsnip 14. pear 15. radish 16. spinach 17. pistacio 18. tarragon 19. hemp |
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| Near East 1. rye 2. oats 3. alfalfa 4. fig 5. flax (& linseed) 6. hazelnut 7. lentil 8. melon 9. quince 10. pomegranate 11. safflower 12. fenugreek 13. cress 14. asafoetida |
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| Europe (incl. Mediterranean) 1. olives 2. celery 3. beets/chard 4. walnuts 5. cabbage et al. 6. lettuce 7. asparagus 8. carob 9. leek 10. date 11. fava beans 12. artichoke & cardoon 13. arugula 14. angelica 15. anise 16. basil 17. bay leaf 18. caper 19. caraway 20. chamomile 21. coriander 22. cumin 23. fennel 24. horseradish 25. licorice 26. lovage 27. marjoram 28. mint(s) 29. mustard 30. oregano 31. parsley 32. poppy seed 33. rape seed 34. rosemary 35. saffron 36. sage 37. savory 38. thyme 39. chestnut 40. chicory/endive 41. water cress 42. rhubarb 43. sorrel |
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| Mexico and Mesoamerica 1. cacao 2. corn 3. chiles 4. cherry tomatoes 5. tomatillo 6. avocado 7. common beans 8. lima bean 9. cotton 10. squash 11. chayote 12. papaya 13. cherimoya/soursop, etc. 14. allspice 15. paprika 16. vanilla 17. jicama/yam bean 18. Barbados cherry 19. ceriman |
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| Africa 1. coffee 2. barley 3. okra 4. millet 5. sorghum 6. watermelon 7. chickpea 8. black-eyed pea (cowpea) 9. sesame 10. castor (oil) 11.tamarind 12. yam 13. palm oil 14. cola 15. akee |
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| North America 1. pecans 2. blueberries 3. wild rice 4. sugar maple 5. sunflower & jerusalem artichoke 6. black walnut 7. cranberry 8. sassafras/file |
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| South America 1. potatoes 2. sweet potato 3. cassava/yuca/manioc 4. tomatoes 5. peanut 6. pineapple 7. strawberry 8. pumpkin 9. cashew 10. quinoa 11. brazil nuts 12. passion fruit 13. guava 14. annato 15. yam 16. ulluco 17. oca 18. ysaño 19. mate 20. angostura 21. guarana |
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| Australia 1. macadamia |
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| Fiji, etc. 1. kava |
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| Multiple areas (or different species) 1. pine nuts 2. raspberries, etc. 3. blackberries, etc. 4. gooseberries 5. elderberry 6. currants 7. hops (1 sp., widespread) 8. juniper (1 sp., widespread) |
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