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(Phaseolus acutifolius, Fabaceae) is native to the southwestern United States and Mexico and has been grown there by the native peoples since pre-Columbian times...

occurs as a spontaneous mutation in field corn and was grown by several Native American tribes. The Iroquois gave the first recorded sweet corn (called "Papoon")...

protect North American species from the fungus. Wild rice is also grown as an ornamental plant in garden ponds. Several Native American cultures, such...

ugni, Eugenia ugni) is a shrub native to Chile and adjacent regions of southern Argentina. The Mapuche Native American name is "Uñi", and Spanish names...

apparently is native from Florida and southern Alabama through the West Indies and from Mexico through Central America and South America through Brazil...

Siraitia grosvenorii is an herbaceous perennial vine native to southern People's Republic of China and Northern Thailand and best known for its fruit,...

Cantonese cuisine, a popular variation adds preserved beancurd - a method known in the Mandarin language as furu (pickled tofu). In Hakka cuisine, yellow...

ventricosum - Enset or "false banana", sometimes used in Ethiopian cuisine (particularly Gurage cuisine). Asia Ensete glaucum - widespread in Asia from India to...

Argentina Basic guide to yerba mate. The New Oxford American Dictionary The Oxford English Dictionary American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language Chambers...

As a nightshade, it is closely related to the tomato and potato and is native to Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. It is a delicate perennial...

tropical perennial and annual herb in the family Apiaceae. It is native to Mexico and South America, but is cultivated worldwide. In the United States, where...

Middle Eastern cuisine, nutmeg powder is often used as a spice for savoury dishes. In Arabic, nutmeg is called Jawz at-Tiyb. In European cuisine, nutmeg and...

The small, shiny black turtle bean is especially popular in Latin American cuisine. It is often called simply the black bean, although this can cause...

Amharic ጤፍ ṭēff, Tigrinya ጣፍ ṭāff) is an annual grass, a species of lovegrass native to the northern Ethiopian Highlands of northeastern Africa. It has an attractive...

boiled dinner German cuisine#Spices and condiments British cuisine#Dates of introduction of various foodstuffs and methods to Britain Cuisine of Denmark#Sauces...

sometimes incorrectly called "black eyed peas" and vice versa. Originally native to Africa, but widely grown in many countries in Asia, the black-eyed pea...

diets in much of Asia, Australia and New Zealand, as well as among Native Americans for centuries. In Japan, bracken fiddleheads (known locally as わらび...

Sweetsop or Custard Apple) is a species of Annona native to the tropical Americas. Its exact native range is unknown due to extensive cultivation, but...

little commercial liquorice is grown in North America, where it is replaced by a related native species, American Licorice (G. lepidota), which has similar...

fruits native to North America that are eaten in a small way: American grape: North American species (e.g., Vitis labrusca; Vitaceae) and American-European...