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The Maya created one of the most successful Pre-Columbian civilisations. This sculpture depicts a Maya nobleman holding cacao, which was essential in the Maya diet as a component of chocolate drinks. Pre-Columbian cuisine refers to the cuisine consumed by the Indigenous peoples of the Americas before Christopher Columbus and other European ...
Inca cuisine originated in pre-Columbian times within the Inca civilization from the 13th to the 16th century. The Inca civilization stretched across many regions on the western coast of South America (specifically Peru), and so there was a great diversity of unique plants and animals used for food.
The pre-conquest cuisine of the Indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica made a major contribution to shaping modern-day Mexican cuisine, Belizean cuisine, Salvadoran cuisine, Honduran cuisine, Guatemalan cuisine. The cultures involved included the Aztec, Maya, Olmec, Pipil and many more (see the List of pre-Columbian civilizations).
The Cambeba were a populous, organized society in the late pre-Columbian era whose population suffered a steep decline in the early years of the Columbian Exchange. The Spanish explorer Francisco de Orellana traversed the Amazon River during the 16th century and reported densely populated regions running hundreds of kilometers along the river.
Cuisine of the precolonial indigenous cultures of the Great Plains. Precolonial in this context refers to food and dishes that started in Pre-Columbian times. Items in this category may be in use modern day or an extinct practice.
Native American cuisine of the Southeastern Woodlands (12 P) Pages in category "Pre-Columbian Native American cuisine" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
A bandeja paisa dish and an arepa from The Colombian Corner restaurant in Lawrenceburg. These traditional dishes from the Andean region include beef, beans, plantain, chicharron, avocado and more.
Many pre-Columbian civilizations established permanent or urban settlements, agriculture, and complex societal hierarchies. In North America, indigenous cultures in the Lower Mississippi Valley during the Middle Archaic period built complexes of multiple mounds, with several in Louisiana dated to 5600–5000 BP (3700 BC–3100 BC).