It might be interesting for some to
find out that the following foods are in fact from Africa;
Africa indeed has an
astonishing lot to offer in diverse areas. Here are 4 foods you probably didn’t
know originated from Africa.
1. Coffee
2. Sugar
Sugar actually came from New Guinea
before making its way to foreign lands like America via the Middle East more
than 12,000 years ago. It is believed that in the attempt of the Arabs to
conquer Southern Africa, they spread sugar throughout the region, which
eventually made its way to Spain and became popular in Europe and the rest of
the western world
3. Rice
While rice is able to be grown quite well on foreign non-African soil, African slaves are the ones credited with teaching foreigners (Americans to be precise) how to properly irrigate a rice field and thus grow rice.
4. Curry
This is one of the most widespread spices in the world and though it is largely
identified with the Asians, its origin can be traced to Africa from the time of
early railway construction to Uganda, when the British imported a lot of
Indians who came to Africa with curries.
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