On a recent excursion to NYC I visited the American Museum of Natural History. I was pretty pleased to find a Global Kitchen exhibition.
The theme being “Everything we eat affects – and is affected by – the world
around us”
Trade
“Universal Parts of Global Cuisine: Around the world policy, economics and culture collide to
help determine who eats what.”
Wheat, corn, soybeans, sugar, and palm oil crowd shipping routes over rice and barley.
U.S.A. big import is bananas and big export (no surprise) is corn.
Some Food History
Europeans first visit to an American Atzec Farmers Market included
MANY firsts.
Foods that caused a sensation: Maize,
potatoes, 
Foods that were just too strange
Chocolate as money and a new recreational Drug too dangerous for women and children
The Aztec ruler Moctezuma II demanded sacks of cacao as
tribute from conquered villages, and reportedly has hundreds of millions of
cacao beans in his treasury.
There was lots of other really good stuff at the exhibit. Hope you get to visit it some time. Our Global Kitchen Food Nature Culture Anyway, thanks for letting me share.
Colleen
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