▲ 401 ▼ 2 North American 4 you has been created (thelemmy.club) submitted 6 months ago by FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 152 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/54881108 !2northamerican4you@sh.itjust.works https://sh.itjust.works/c/2northamerican4you
[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 22 points 6 months ago (1 child) Well, colonialism did bring tomatoes and potatoes to Europe. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 15 points 6 months ago (1 child) said cultural exchange happens without colonialism. look at sweet potatoes. that's like saying well, without rape, there wouldn't be rape babies, and implying that we should thank rapist for their lives. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stickly@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago* (1 child) Things like cane sugar could never grow anywhere near a Northern climate. If you want that to influence an entire continent's food you can only do that through an incredibly unfair deal (like cash crop colonialism). You certainly don't get a ton of culinary creativity when you're paying a fair (read: expensive) price for goods grown halfway around the world. They're too precious to be anything but a novelty for the rich. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago you still can get trade. and why do we need everywhere in the world to have the same foods? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 15 points 6 months ago (1 child) said cultural exchange happens without colonialism. look at sweet potatoes. that's like saying well, without rape, there wouldn't be rape babies, and implying that we should thank rapist for their lives. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stickly@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago* (1 child) Things like cane sugar could never grow anywhere near a Northern climate. If you want that to influence an entire continent's food you can only do that through an incredibly unfair deal (like cash crop colonialism). You certainly don't get a ton of culinary creativity when you're paying a fair (read: expensive) price for goods grown halfway around the world. They're too precious to be anything but a novelty for the rich. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago you still can get trade. and why do we need everywhere in the world to have the same foods? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stickly@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago* (1 child) Things like cane sugar could never grow anywhere near a Northern climate. If you want that to influence an entire continent's food you can only do that through an incredibly unfair deal (like cash crop colonialism). You certainly don't get a ton of culinary creativity when you're paying a fair (read: expensive) price for goods grown halfway around the world. They're too precious to be anything but a novelty for the rich. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago you still can get trade. and why do we need everywhere in the world to have the same foods? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago you still can get trade. and why do we need everywhere in the world to have the same foods? permalink fedilink source parent
