Native American cuisine - Crops and ingredients

Maize, beans and squash were known as the three sisters for their symbiotic relationship when grown together by the North American and Meso-American natives. If the South Americans had similar methods of what is known as companion planting it is lost to us today. Crops Maize Throughout the Americas, probably domesticated in or near Mexico. Beans Throughout the Americas. Squash Throughout the Americas. Sweet potato Potato South American Tomato Kiwacha Ma ...

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The native cuisine of the Native Americans of the United States: American Indians of the Eastern Woodlands planted what was known as the "Three Sisters": corn, beans, and squash. In addition, a number of other domesticated crops were popular during some time periods in the Eastern Woodlands, including a local version of quinoa, a variety of amaranth, sumpweed/marsh elder, little barley, maygrass, and sunflower. Native American cuisine - Some Known Dishes. Corn bread See also:

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The pre-conquest cuisine of the Native Americans of Meso-America made a major contribution to shaping modern-day Mexican cuisine. The cultures involved included the Aztec, Maya, Olmec, and many more (see the List_of_pre-Columbian_civilizations). Native American cuisine - Some Known Dishes. Tamales Tlacoyos Pozole Mole Mezcal Tortillas Champurrado, a chocolate drink [4] Pejelagarto, a fish with an alig ...

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