Columbian Exchange Day is a great idea because it proves how much and how recently most national-cultural identities were constructed out of diverse global components.
If you can't imagine Italian, German, Korean, Indian, or any other national food without new world plants, what are they, really?
Perhaps instead of Columbus Day we can celebrate Columbian Exchange Day where we celebrate the food pairings that had never been possible before, peppers and onions, chocolate and coffee, basil and tomatoes.
October 13, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Columbian Exchange Day is a great idea because it proves how much and how recently most national-cultural identities were constructed out of diverse global components.
If you can't imagine Italian, German, Korean, Indian, or any other national food without new world plants, what are they, really?
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